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Is it cost-effective for patients to removal their own catheter following pelvic floor repair during COVID pandemic?
  • Papa Yaw Opoku-Ansah,
  • candice cheung,
  • Cheng Lee
Papa Yaw Opoku-Ansah
Lister Hospital

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candice cheung
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Cheng Lee
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Abstract

Objectives: To assess the willingness of patients to remove urinary catheters by themselves after anterior / posterior vaginal wall repairs done as day cases Design: This was a non-randomized, single centre, prospective pilot study where we included patients who have had anterior and/or posterior colporrhaphy as day cases between November 2020 and September 2022. Setting - UK DGH hospital urogynaecology department Population: all patients who had anterior/ posterior colporrhaphy as day cases between nov 2020 and sept 2022 Methods :Non-randomized, single centre, prospective pilot study Main Outcome: Majority of patients were able to remove their urinary catheters post operatively without complications Measures: Outcomes were evaluated using patients’ feedback respones Results: The data obtained was over 22 month peroid.The total was a total of 81 patients with 61% of them having anterior repairs and 39% having posterior repairs. Ages of the participants ranged from 42 years to 89 years. 79 % of questionnaires were returned. 98% of the enrolled patients would not prefer to wait for another admission date where a bed will be available. 97% of our patients removed the urinary catheter by themselves and found it to be easy. 88% of our patients would not prefer to come to the hospital or have a nurse sent to their homes to remove the catheter. 89 % of our patients would recommend this service to a friend. Conclusion: Our Study demonstrated that removal of patient’s own catheter following vaginal wall repairs is cost-saving and highly acceptable to this cohort of patients