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 |