Dunn 2000b.
| Study characteristics | ||
| Methods |
Study design: RCT Dates study conducted: not reported |
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| Participants |
Number of participants: eligible, not reported; randomised, not reported; 78 reported Setting: Denver Country: USA Population: women Age (mean (SD)): not reported Inclusion criteria: all patients undergoing hysterectomy or CS, not requiring bladder suspension or strict fluid management Condition for hospitalisation: hysterectomy or CS Exclusion criteria: requiring bladder suspension or strict fluid management Use of antibiotic prophylaxis: not reported |
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| Interventions |
Group A: Foley catheter removed immediately (n= not reported) Group B: Foley catheter removed post‐operatively (n= not reported) Group C: Foley catheter removed on the first post‐operative day (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: A: immediate removal B: post‐operative removal C: first operative day |
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| Outcomes | Fever Infection (UTI) Recatheterisation Level of pain (measured by using a standardised scale split into mild, moderate and severe) |
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| Definition of CAUTI or bacteriuria | Not reported | |
| Sponsorship/funding | Not reported | |
| Ethical approval | Not reported | |
| Notes | Abstract, data not presented in a format which is compatible for meta‐analysis | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No information given |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No information given |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Not reported. Unlikely that 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. Likely that urine samples were sent to a laboratory |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No data are presented in tables. Very brief sets of data in results section. Unclear which outcome related to which group |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) | High risk | Outcomes reported in way that data could not be extracted – unclear if due to unsatisfactory results or because an abstract |
| Other bias | Low risk | Appears to be free from other sources of bias |