Postop Catheterization for Urinary Retention

Treatment of Postoperative Urinary Retention - WHAT DO WOMEN WANT?

This study investigates patient's preference and satisfaction with choice of catheterization after surgical urogynecological procedures.

Preoperatively, the enrolled patient receives information about risks and benefits of three ways of bladder catheterization as means of management of postoperative urinary retention. Based on this information, the patient chooses her preferred way of postoperative catheterization in case she experiences acute urinary retention after surgery. After the surgery, those patients requiring catheterization postoperatively evaluate their experience in a postoperative questionnaire.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All female patients who undergo urogynecological surgery procedures at NorthShore University HealthSystem and consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who cannot read, comprehend, and write in English