Study of How Voiding Position After Urinary Catheter Removal Affects Urine Volume and Pain in Women After Benign Vaginal Surgery

What this Trial Is About

This clinical trial studies adult women who have undergone benign vaginal gynecologic surgery with an indwelling urinary catheter. It aims to find out if voiding while standing in the shower, compared to sitting on a toilet, can reduce pain during urination, help empty the bladder more completely, and lower the risk of urinary retention after catheter removal. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups after their urine catheter is removed. One group will void standing in the shower with water flowing over the vulvar area for their first urination, while the other group will void sitting on the toilet. This is a behavioral intervention comparing these two voiding positions during the first attempt at urination post-surgery. During the seven days after surgery, researchers will measure the amount of urine left in the bladder after voiding, pain experienced during urination, success rate of voiding, urinary tract infection occurrence, and urinary retention. Patients will be monitored for these outcomes to assess the effects of voiding position on post-void residual volume and related complications.

Effect of Voiding Position (Standing in the Shower vs. Sitting) on Post-Void Residual Urine Volume (PVR) After Removal of Urinary Catheter in Women Following Benign Vaginal Gynecologic Surgery