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Long-term follow-up data in Guinea support WHO recommendation on duration of bladder catheterization after the surgical repair of simple obstetric urinary fistula

Year: 2024

Type: preprint

Abstract: In 2018, Widmer et al (1) published a commentary on the World Health Organization (WHO) new recommendation on duration of bladder catheterization after surgical repair of simple obstetric urinary fistula.These recommendations build on a systematic review (2) that followed the study by Barone et al. conducted in eight hospitals located in eight countries in Africa which concluded that seven-day bladder catheterization after repair of simple fistula was non-inferior to 14 day catheterization in terms of repair breakdown, urinary retention, or residual incontinence up to three months after surgery (3).Yet, given the short post-surgery time (3 months) considered in the studies that the recommendations are drawn from (3), it is important to ask whether a longer follow-up period after repair yields similar results.

DOI: 10.22541/au.170664495.53046285/v1

Authors: Alexandre Delamou, Vandana Tripathi, Erin Anastasi, Thérèse Delvaux

Institutions: Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Centre d’excellence africain pour la prévention et le contrôle des maladies transmissibles, EngenderHealth, United Nations Population Fund, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Language: English

Topic: Ureteral procedures and complications

Subfield: Urology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: United States Agency for International Development, Belgisch Ontwikkelingsagentschap

Award: FISTULA CARE PLUS PROJECT

OpenAlex ID: W4391340539

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