Table 3.
Role of Catheterization
| Ideal choice of catheter size (French) for routine urinary fistula repair | ||
| Minimum | 12 | |
| Maximum | 20 | |
| Average | 17 | |
| No response | 6 | |
| N | % | |
| Ideal choice of catheter type^ | ||
| Standard Foley catheter | 37 | 93% |
| Straight catheter without balloon | 1 | 3% |
| Specialty catheter | 1 | 3% |
| No response | 1 | 3% |
| Routine catheter drainage | ||
| Closed drainage (catheter attached to closed drainage bag) | 26 | 65% |
| Open drainage (catheter drains into basin, bottle, or bucket) | 12 | 30% |
| No response | 2 | 5% |
| Patients remain on bed rest until the catheter is removed^ | ||
| Always | 7 | 18% |
| Sometimes | 6 | 15% |
| Never | 23 | 58% |
| No response | 4 | 10% |
| Bladder training/clamping the catheter carried out before the catheter is removed^ | ||
| Always | 5 | 13% |
| Sometimes | 11 | 28% |
| Never | 23 | 58% |
| No response | 1 | 3% |
| After the catheter is removed, a program of bladder training begins | ||
| Always | 6 | 15% |
| Sometimes | 22 | 55% |
| Never | 10 | 25% |
| No response | 2 | 5% |
| Patients who are unable to urinate are taught intermittent self-catheterization ^ | ||
| Yes | 15 | 38% |
| Sometimes | 9 | 23% |
| No | 15 | 38% |
| No response | 1 | 3% |
^ Exceeds 100% due to rounding.