Cochrane · systematic review · CD013788
Early versus late removal of urinary catheter after kidney transplantation
Goodfellow, M, Thompson, ER, Tingle, SJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library
Kidney and TransplantAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
3
current version
GRADE rated
1
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 66.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 33.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Urinary catheter removal < 5 days postoperatively versus urinary catheter removal ≥ 5 days postoperatively in kidney transplant patients
Population: postoperative kidney transplant patients
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Incidence of asymptomatic bacteriuria Urinary catheter removal < 5 days postoperatively vs urinary catheter removal ≥ 5 days postoperatively | RR 0.89 [0.17, 4.57] | 2 studies · 197 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Incidence of symptomatic UTI Urinary catheter removal < 5 days postoperatively vs urinary catheter removal ≥ 5 days postoperatively | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Incidence of major urological complications Urinary catheter removal < 5 days postoperatively vs urinary catheter removal ≥ 5 days postoperatively | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |