Urinary Track Infection Prevention After Urogynecological Surgery

Summary

This study is randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial to access oral Methenamine Hippurate (MH) in combination with cranberry capsules is superior to cranberry capsules alone in prevention of UTI in patients with transient post-operative urinary retention requiring a Foley catheter after pelvic reconstructive surgery.

Timeline

Start

2019-06-17

Primary completion

2021-07-01

Completion

2021-07-01

Publications

• Tam TY, Aldrich ER, Crisp CC, Yook E, Yeung J, Pauls RN. Methenamine Hippurate With Cranberry Capsules Versus Cranberry Alone for Urinary Tract Infection Prevention in a Short-Term Indwelling Foley Catheter Population After Urogynecologic Surgery: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2022 Mar 1;28(3):e55-e61. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001147.

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