Prophylactic Ureteral Catheters for Colectomy: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Based Analysis

CONCLUSIONS: Here, prophylactic ureteral catheters were used in 4.9% of colectomies and most commonly for diverticulitis. On multivariate analysis, prophylactic catheter placement was associated with a lower rate of ureteral injury. Additional research is needed to delineate patient populations most likely to benefit from prophylactic ureteral stent placement. See Video Abstract at http://links.lww.com/DCR/A482.
Source: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Contributions: Benign Source Type: research