Cranberry juice capsules and urinary tract infection after surgery: results of a randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) among women undergoing elective gynecological surgery during which a catheter is placed is high: 10-64% following catheter removal. We conducted the first randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the therapeutic efficacy of cranberry juice capsules in preventing UTI after surgery.

Study design

We recruited patients from a single hospital between August 2011 and January 2013. Eligible participants were undergoing elective gynecological surgery that did not involve a fistula repair or vaginal mesh removal. One hundred sixty patients were randomized and received 2 cranberry juice capsules 2 times a day, equivalent to 2 8 ounce servings of cranberry juice, for 6 weeks after surgery or matching placebo. The primary

SUBMITTER: Foxman B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4519382 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature