TABLE 2.
Initial management of acute urinary retention (AUR) in 6074 men catheterized for painful AUR
| Total (N = 6074) | France (N = 2618) | Asia (N = 1727) | Latin America (N = 883) | Algeria (N = 755) | Middle East (N = 91) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of practice, % | ||||||
| Public | 37.4 | 33.1 | 85.7 | 16.9 | 83.3 | 40.0 |
| Private | 41.9 | 54.9 | 1.0 | 22.3 | 16.7 | 10.0 |
| Both | 20.7 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 60.8 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Type of catheter, % | ||||||
| Urethral | 89.8 | 82.7 | 94.5 | 98.1 | 93.1 | 95.6 |
| Suprapubic | 8.2 | 16.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| In and out | 1.8 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| Unspecified | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catheterization performed by, % | ||||||
| Urologist | 60.5 | 81.3 | 36.5 | 59.0 | 50.1 | 63.7 |
| Emergency room physician | 21.1 | 0.4 | 35.8 | 30.6 | 40.9 | 33.0 |
| Nurse | 15.3 | 17.3 | 21.5 | 8.4 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| Other | 3.2 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 2.2 |
| Drained volume, % | ||||||
| <1000 mL | 68.4 | 63.2 | 72.6 | 67.7 | 77.0 | 75.8 |
| ≥1000 mL | 31.6 | 36.8 | 27.4 | 32.3 | 23.0 | 24.2 |
| Hospitalization for AUR | ||||||
| Yes, % | 57.4 | 100.0 | 40.4 | 12.6 | 1.7 | 52.7 |
| Management after catheterization | ||||||
| TWOC | 76.8 | 72.8 | 75.4 | 75.8 | 93.6 | 91.2 |
| Immediate surgery | 7.2 | 5.7 | 12.9 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| Prolonged catheter and elective surgery | 13.3 | 17.9 | 9.4 | 15.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
| Stent | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indwelling catheter | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Unspecified | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 |
TWOC, trial without catheter.