Eight-hour versus 24-h urethral catheter removal following elective caesarean section for reducing significant bacteriuria: A randomized controlled trial.
Emeka Philip IgbodikeIbraheem Olayemi AwowoleOlufemi O KutiKayode Olusegun AjenifujaGeorge Uchenna ElejeSimeon Olugbade OlatejuBolatito Opeyemi OlopadeOmotade Adebimpe IjarotimiEmmanuel Oladayo IrekNjideka Theresa IgbodikeOluwole Ekundayo AyegbusiJoseph Ifeanyichukwu IkechebeluBoniface Chukwuneme OkpalaOlabisi Morebisi LotoAkintunde Olusegun FehintolaAkinyosoye Deji AjiboyeOlusola FajobiChima Stephene AbuchiUchenna Uchenna OnwudiegwuOlusola Benjamin FasubaaErnest Okechukwu OrjiOlufemiwa Niyi MakindeAlexander Tuesday OwolabiAdebanjo Babalola AdeyemiPublished in: Women's health (London, England) (2022)
An 8-h group was associated with significant clinical satisfaction and acute urine retention compared to 24-h removal. The timing of urethral catheter removal did not affect rate of significant bacteriuria and other outcomes.