title: Appropriateness of use of indwelling urinary tract catheters in hospitalized patients in Italy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Medical School, University of Catanzaro Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Raffaele
authors.forename: Aida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aiello
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pavia
mesh_terms: 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*