Comparison of 1 Versus 3 Days Post-Operative Catheterization After Anterior Colporrhaphy

Abstract

With attention to the fact that after anterior colporrhaphy surgery and stitches on vaginal mucus, inserting urinary catheter is requested, according to scientific references and in order to prevent from urinary retention, it has been said that the catheter should be inserted for 3 days. But inserting the catheter leads to infections of bladder and pain. So, in the present study, we compared the removal of the catheter 24 hours versus 72 hours after the surgery, considering urinary infections, urinary retention, patient's ease and hospitalization. Within two groups of 70 patients, which has been assimilated based on basic factors (devided into two groups accidently with excel table) urinary catheter fixed for 1 and 3 days. After that, patients were compared considering urinary retention, urinary infections and the rate of patient satisfaction. Urinary retention was 28.6% in the test group and 22.9% in a controlling group which was not statistically meaningful (P = 0.78). Urinary infections were 22.9% in the test group and 34.3% in the controlling group (P = 0.42) and the rate of patient's satisfactions was 57.1% in the test group and 40% in controlling group (P = 0.23). The hospitalization period in the test group and in the control group was 2.91 ± 0.61 and 3.94 ± 0.59 days respectively with a significant difference (P = 0.001). The results showed that short time catheterization is more satisfactory in comparison long catheterizations.