Omitting Foley Catheter Use in Mastectomy Patients with or Without Immediate Reconstruction

Surgeries anticipated to exceed 3 hours generally require Foley catheter placement, however, this time cutoff is somewhat arbitrary. We designed a study with retrospective and prospective components to determine if mastectomy with or without reconstruction can be done without Foley use without an increase in urinary retention risk.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Siu-Yuan L. Huang, Borna Mohabbatizadeh, Antoine L. Carre, Anna M. Leung Tags: Breast Source Type: research