| Literature DB >> 24436583 |
Eric Siskind1, Emil Sameyah1, Edwin Goncharuk1, Elizabeth M Olsen1, Joshua Feldman1, Katie Giovinazzo1, Mark Blum1, Richard Tyrell1, Cory Evans1, Michael Kuncewitch1, Mohini Alexander1, Ezra Israel1, Madhu Bhaskaran1, Kellie Calderon1, Kenar D Jhaveri1, Mala Sachdeva1, Alessandro Bellucci1, Joseph Mattana1, Steven Fishbane1, Catherine D'Agostino1, Gene Coppa1, Ernesto Molmenti1.
Abstract
Catheterization of the urinary bladder during kidney transplantation is essential. The optimal time to remove the Foley catheter postoperatively is not universally defined. It is our practice to remove the Foley catheter on postoperative day 1 in live donor kidney transplant recipients who meet our standardized protocol criteria. We believe that early removal of Foley catheters increases patient comfort and mobility, decreases the risk of catheter associated urinary tract infections, and allows for decreased hospital length of stay. The hypothetical risk of early removal of Foley catheters would be the increased risk of urine leak. We reviewed 120 consecutive live donor kidney transplant recipients and found that there was not an increased incidence of urine leaks in patients whose Foley catheters were removed on postoperative day 1.Entities:
Keywords: Doppler ultrasonography; Foley; kidney transplantation; outcomes; urine leak
Year: 2013 PMID： 24436583 PMCID： PMC3699223 DOI： 10.1055/s-0033-1333870
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Angiol ISSN： 1061-1711