Removal of foley catheters in live donor kidney transplant recipients on postoperative day 1 does not increase the incidence of urine leaks.
Catheterization of the urinary bladder during kidney transplantation is essential. The optimal time to remove the Foley catheter postoperatively is not universally defined. It is our practice to remove the Foley catheter on postoperative day 1 in live donor kidney transplant recipients who meet our standardized protocol criteria. We believe that early removal of Foley catheters increases patient comfort and mobility, decreases the risk of catheter associated urinary tract infections, and allows for decreased hospital length of stay. The hypothetical risk of early removal of Foley catheters would be the increased risk of urine leak. We reviewed 120 consecutive live donor kidney transplant recipients and found that there was not an increased incidence of urine leaks in patients whose Foley catheters were removed on postoperative day 1.
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Eric
E
Siskind
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Emil
E
Sameyah
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Edwin
E
Goncharuk
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Elizabeth M
EM
Olsen
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Joshua
J
Feldman
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Katie
K
Giovinazzo
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Mark
M
Blum
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Richard
R
Tyrell
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Cory
C
Evans
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Michael
M
Kuncewitch
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Mohini
M
Alexander
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Ezra
E
Israel
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Madhu
M
Bhaskaran
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Kellie
K
Calderon
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Kenar D
KD
Jhaveri
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Mala
M
Sachdeva
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Alessandro
A
Bellucci
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Joseph
J
Mattana
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Steven
S
Fishbane
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Catherine
C
D'Agostino
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Gene
G
Coppa
Department of Transplantation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York.
Ernesto
E
Molmenti
Doppler ultrasonography; Foley; kidney transplantation; outcomes; urine leak