Table 1

Primary reason for indwelling urinary catheter placement

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

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