Table 5.
Catheter information
| Characteristic | Private hospitals (%) n=60 |
Public hospitals (%) n=232 |
Total (%) N=292 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catheter at any time during this admission | |||
| Yes | 60 (29.4) | 232 (25.6) | 292 (26.3) |
| No | 144 (70.6) | 673 (74.4) | 817 (73.7) |
| Presence of catheter | |||
| Currently in situ | 29 (48.3) | 146 (62.9)* | 175 (59.9) |
| Catheter inserted but removed during admission | 31 (51.7) | 85 (36.7) | 116 (39.7) |
| Intermittent | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) |
| Catheter location | |||
| Indwelling | 54 (90.0) | 205 (88.4) | 259 (88.7) |
| Supra pubic | 4 (6.6) | 10 (4.3) | 14 (4.8) |
| Intermittent | 0 (0) | 2 (0.9) | 2 (0.7) |
| Both indwelling and supra pubic | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) |
| Not documented | 1 (1.7) | 15 (6.4) | 16 (5.5) |
| Catheter type | |||
| Silver alloy | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.3) |
| Silicone | 7 (11.7) | 55 (23.7) | 62 (21.2) |
| Antimicrobial | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Foley | 0 (0) | 19 (8.2) | 19 (6.5) |
| Latex | 0 (0) | 2 (0.9) | 2 (0.7) |
| Other | 0 (0) | 11 (7.8) | 11 (3.8) |
| Not documented | 53 (88.3) | 144 (62.1) | 197 (67.5) |
| Catheter size (French grade) | |||
| 6 | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.3) |
| 10 | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.3) |
| 12 | 16 (26.7) | 16 (6.9) | 32 (11.0) |
| 14 | 10 (16.7) | 54 (23.3) | 64 (22.0) |
| 16 | 8 (13.3) | 19 (8.2) | 27 (9.2) |
| 18 | 0 (0) | 3 (1.3) | 3 (1.0) |
| 20 | 2 (3.3) | 2 (0.9) | 4 (1.4) |
| 22 | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.3) |
| 24 | 1 (1.7)† | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) |
| Not documented | 24 (40.0) | 135 (58.2) | 159 (54.5) |
| Inserted by | |||
| Nurse | 5 (8.3) | 46 (19.8) | 51 (17.5) |
| Doctor | 13 (21.7) | 18 (7.8) | 31 (10.6) |
| Other (student) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.7) |
| Not documented | 41 (68.3) | 167 (72.0) | 208 (71.2) |
| Reason for insertion stated | |||
| Yes | 36 (60.0) | 77 (33.2) | 113 (38.7) |
| No | 24 (40.0) | 155 (66.8) | 179 (61.3) |
| Cleaning solution | |||
| Chlorhexidine | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.3) |
| Unknown | 60 (100) | 231 (99.6) | 291 (99.7) |
| Ongoing need for catheter reviewed (days) | |||
| 0 | 34 (56.7) | 157 (67.7) | 191 (65.4) |
| 1 | 10 (16.7) | 35 (15.1) | 45 (15.4) |
| 2–3 | 5 (8.3) | 24 (10.3) | 29 (9.9) |
| 4–5 | 1 (1.7) | 3 (1.3) | 4 (1.4) |
| >5 | 0 (0) | 3 (1.3) | 3 (1.0) |
| Not documented | 10 (16.7) | 10 (4.3) | 20 (6.8) |
*It is unknown if catheter still in situ for three of these participants at time of survey.
†One patient had both indwelling and supra pubic catheters of two different sizes.