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I5B - Influence of Intermittent Versus Continuous Bladder Catheterization on Labor Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 : 10:30 AM

Title: I5B - Influence of Intermittent Versus Continuous Bladder Catheterization on Labor Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Hall B (Long Beach Convention Center)
Barbara Wilson, PhD., RNC-OB , The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Discipline: Childbearing (CB), Professional Issues (PI)

Learning Objectives:
  • Describe the current research on the effect of urinary retention and a distended bladder on length of labor and fetal descent.
  • List the methods used to conduct a randomized controlled trial assessing continuous bladder catheterization ("foley catheters") versus intermittent bladder catheterization (straight catheters) for low risk first time mothers requesting an epidural
  • Address results of a RCT, comparing continuous verses intermittent bladder catheterization for low risk first-time mothers

    • Submission Description:
    This randomized controlled trial examined the influence of continuous catherization ('foley') versus intermittent catheterizations ('straight catheters') on duration of second stage of labor, incidence of postpartum urinary tract infections, and the likelihood of vaginal and cesarean births for first time low risk women with an epidural catheter.

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