Demographic and clinical characteristics of catheterised patients during the pre-intervention and post-intervention periods
| Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N=74 | N=75 | p Value | |
| Age (years), median (range) | 66 (20–92) | 66 (20–95) | 0.94 |
| Men, n (%) | 32 (43.2) | 42 (56.0) | 0.12 |
| Principal diagnosis*, n (%): | 0.93 | ||
| Infection | 39 (52.7) | 38 (50.7) | – |
| Gastrointestinal disease | 7 (9.5) | 10 (13.3) | – |
| Malignancy | 7 (9.5) | 8 (10.7) | – |
| Acute renal insufficiency or other renal dysfunction | 5 (6.8) | 4 (5.3) | – |
| Cardiovascular disease | 5 (6.8) | 2 (2.7) | – |
| Pulmonary disease | 3 (4.1) | 3 (4.0) | – |
| Cerebrovascular or other neurological disease | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.7) | – |
| Other | 7 (9.5) | 8 (10.7) | – |
| Hospitalisation (days) in patients with urinary catheter, median (range) | 13 (2–143) | 9 (2–135) | 0.01 |
| Hospitalisation (days) in all patients, median (range) | 4 (1–61) | 4 (1–42) | 0.31 |
| Charlson comorbidity index score ≥3, n (%) | 40 (54.1) | 45 (60.0) | 0.46 |
| In-hospital mortality, n (%) | 17 (23.0) | 10 (13.3) | 0.13 |
*As noted in the discharge letter.