Table 1.
Demographic data, diagnoses, medications, laboratory finding, duration of bedridden, and Foley catheterization in the ten cases
| Diagnosis | Age/sex | Medications | Urine PH | Urine culture | Constipation | B/R | Laboratory examination | Bedridden | Foley | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case 1 | DM# | 72/M | None | Nil* | Nil | (−) | Nil | Nil | 3 yrs | 36 m |
| DN with ESRD* | ||||||||||
| AD§ | ||||||||||
| Case 2 | DM | 72/M | None | Nil | Nil | (−) | Nil | Nil | 2 yrs | 24 m |
| DN with ESRD | ||||||||||
| AD | ||||||||||
| Case 3 | DM | 83/M | Norvasc | 8.0 | E.Coli | (−) | WBC 6600/Hb 9.3 | WNL◎ | 3 yrs | 26 m |
| AD | Proteus mirabilis | |||||||||
| Hypertension | ||||||||||
| Case 4 | DM | 89/M | Lasix | 8.5 | E.Coli | (−) | WBC 6800/Hb 10.7 | BUN 30 | 5 yrs | 33 m |
| DN with ESRD BPH | Proteus mirabilis | Cr 2.5, Others WNL | ||||||||
| Hypertension | ||||||||||
| Case 5 | VaD✯ | 80/M | Dexaben | 9.0 | Providencia rettgeri | (+) | WBC 6400/Hb 10.5 | WNL | 1.5 yrs | 12 m |
| Hypertension | Seroquel | |||||||||
| BPH▴ | Stilnox | |||||||||
| Case 6 | AD | 80/F | None | 9.0 | E.Coli | (−) | WBC 7200/Hb 11.4 | GOT 40 | 5 yrs | 24 m |
| Anemia | Chol 201 | |||||||||
| Pulmonary fibrosis | Glu 52 | |||||||||
| Hepatitis | ||||||||||
| Hypercholestrolemia | ||||||||||
| Case 7 | VaD | 76/F | None | 8.0 | Klebsiella Pneumoniae | (+) | WBC 6300/Hb 8.6 | WNL | 10 yrs | 72 m |
| Anemia | ||||||||||
| Case 8 | VaD | 66/F | Norvasc | 8.0 | Klebsiella Pneumoniae | (−) | WBC 3800/Hb 11.7 | GOT 94 | 4 yrs | 48 m |
| Hypertension | Deanxit | GPT 112 | ||||||||
| Hepatitis | Chol 222 | |||||||||
| Hypercholestrolemia | Others WNL | |||||||||
| Csae 9 | Schizophrenia | 60/F | Deanxit | 9.0 | Providencia | (−) | WBC 6900/Hb 11.7 | WNL | 5 yrs | 60 m |
| AD | Ativan | rettgeri | ||||||||
| Poliomyelitis | ||||||||||
| Case 10 | DM | 75/F | Minidiab | 8.0 | Klebsiella Pneumoniae | (+) | WBC 8300/Hb 14.1 | Glu 157 | 6 yrs | 24 m |
| VaD | Adalat | TG 463 | ||||||||
| Hypertension | Chol 221 | |||||||||
| Hypercholestrolemia |
*
Abbreviations: Nil, no data available;
◎
WNL, within normal limit;
#
DM, diabetes mellitus; DN with ESRD, Diabetic nephropathy with end-stage renal disease;
§
AD, Alzheimer’s dementia;
✯
VD, vascular dementia;
▴
BPH, benign prostate hypertrophy.