Appropriateness of use of indwelling urinary tract catheters in hospitalized patients in Italy.
By reviewing medical records, we evaluated the appropriateness of use of indwelling urinary tract catheters in hospitalized patients in Italy. The inappropriate use of an indwelling urinary tract catheter (in 138 [30%] of 461 patients) was significantly associated with greater age, not having undergone a surgical intervention, a good state of consciousness, presence of chronic comorbidities, duration of catheterization, and ward of admission.
Raffaele
Gianluca
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Medical School, University of Catanzaro Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy.
Bianco
Aida
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Aiello
Maria
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Pavia
Maria
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*