Dunn 1999.
| Study characteristics | ||
| Methods |
Study design: RCT Dates study conducted: 1 July1996‐1 July 1997 |
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| Participants |
Number of participants: not reported how many were eligible or analysed, states "100 women entered the trial", no further information Setting: Denver Country: USA Population: women Age: not reported Inclusion criteria: patients undergoing Obs‐Gynae surgery Condition for hospitalisation: obstetric and gynaecological surgery Exclusion criteria: pre‐eclampsia; bladder injury; surgery for incontinence; vaginal vault prolapse; anterior/posterior colporrhaphy Use of antibiotic prophylaxis: not reported |
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| Interventions |
Group A: immediate removal of IUC post‐operatively (n = not reported) Group B: delayed IUC removal post‐operatively (n = not reported) Size and type of catheter used: not reported Study definition of short‐term catheterisation (days): not reported Intended duration of catheterisation for each group: |
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| Outcomes | Pain post‐op Recatheterisation |
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| Definition of CAUTI or bacteriuria | Not reported | |
| Sponsorship/funding | Not reported | |
| Ethical approval | Not reported | |
| Notes | Foley catheterisation increases the amount of pain without a clear benefit. Further subgroup analysis by type of surgery, hospital length and UTI is still underway All information obtained from a conference abstract |
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| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not reported |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not reported |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | No information given. Unlikely blinding was possible |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not reported |
| Blinding of microbiological outcome (detection bias) | Low risk | Not reported |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No data given, only preliminary results |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Not enough information in abstract to assess for elective reporting |
| Other bias | Low risk | Appears to be free from other sources of bias |