|
Primary reason for indwelling urinary catheter placement |
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| Clinical Indication |
Number of patients with IUC for this reason |
Number with IUC for this reason who had UTI diagnosis by discharge |
Number with IUC for this reason who had UTI diagnosis at admission |
Nosocomial UTI |
|
|
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| Confusion |
42 |
21 |
18 |
3 |
| Fractured Hip |
17 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Intubated/IntensiveCareUnit/CriticalCareUnit admission |
36 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
| Pneumonia |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rectal bleed |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Intake&Output |
7 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
| Weakness |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Surgical case |
21 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Dehydration |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Unresponsive/Loss of conciousness |
14 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| Short of breath |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Unable to ambulate |
9 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| Do Not Resucitate status |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Preexisting catheter |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Restrained |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Renal failure |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Urinary retention |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| IntensiveCareUnit admission looked likely at admission |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Trauma |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Blood in urine |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Fall/syncope prior to arrival |
11 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| stroke/hemiplegia |
7 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Abdominal pain |
7 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| Urinalysis/cultures |
13 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
| CongestiveHeartFailure |
42 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
| Cardiac catherization |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Gastrointestinal bleed |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Incontinent prior to arrival |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Cellulitis |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hazelett et al. BMC Geriatrics 2006 6:15 doi:10.1186/1471-2318-6-15 |
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