Tamsulosin to Prevent Postoperative Urinary Retention in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2020-02-05
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To investigate the effect of tamsulosin on the development of post-operative urinary retention (PUR) after elective laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR). This will be accomplished by administering a pre-operative dose of tamsulosin. The primary outcome is the rate of urinary retention necessitating straight catheterization or insertion of foley catheter prior to discharge.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Treatments: Tamsulosin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. All patients undergoing elective laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, unilateral or bilateral.

2. ≥18 years of age.

3. Patients must leave the operating room without at indwelling urinary catheter.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of neurogenic bladder requiring routine intermittent catheterization

2. Emergent laparoscopic hernia repair.

3. Elective laparoscopic hernia repair in conjuncture with an additional operation (e.g. nephrectomy, pelvic surgery) that requires the patient to have a planned, indwelling urinary catheter in the postoperative period.

4. Pregnant women.