TABLE 2.
Lower urinary tract symptoms and incontinence among women with retention
| Category | No catheterization | Short-term catheterization | Long-term catheterization | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concomitant lower urinary tract symptoms | ||||
| Voiding lower urinary tract symptoms,a n (%) | 579 (4.6) | 79 (4.9) | 63 (5.8) | 0.146 |
| Storage lower urinary tract symptoms,b n (%) | 2646 (20.9) | 400 (25.0) | 230 (21.3) | <0.001 |
| Incontinence,c n (%) | ||||
| Stress urinary incontinence | 446 (3.5) | 99 (6.2) | 45 (4.2) | <0.001 |
| Urgency urinary incontinence | 558 (4.4) | 84 (5.2) | 60 (5.6) | 0.085 |
| Mixed urinary incontinence | 280 (2.2) | 42 (2.6) | 31 (2.9) | 0.247 |
| Urinary retention ICD-9 Code | ||||
| Atony of bladder (596.4) | 234 (1.9) | 14 (0.9) | 36 (3.3) | <0.001 |
| Retention of urine (788.2×) | 11188 (88.2) | 1536 (95.4) | 1029 (95.5) | <0.001 |
| Retention of urine unspecified (788.20) | 6935 (54.7) | 902 (56.3) | 612 (56.8) | 0.237 |
| Incomplete bladder emptying (788.21) | 3867 (30.5) | 588 (36.7) | 398 (36.9) | <0.001 |
| Other specified retention of urine (788.29) | 462 (3.6) | 64 (4.0) | 34 (3.2) | 0.524 |
| Overflow incontinence (788.38) | 203 (1.6) | 6 (0.4) | 11 (1.0) | <0.001 |
Slowing of urinary stream (788.62), splitting of urinary stream (788.61), other abnormality of urinary stream (788.69), straining on urination (788.63), urinary hesitancy (788.64), urinary obstruction unspecified (599.60), urinary obstruction not elsewhere classified (599.69).
Urgency urinary incontinence (788.31), hypertonicity of bladder (596.51), urinary frequency (788.41), urgency of urination (788.63), mixed incontinence (788.33), urinary incontinence unspecified (788.30).
Stress urinary incontinence, stress incontinence female (625.6); urge incontinence, urge incontinence (788.31); mixed urinary incontinence, mixed urinary incontinence (788.33); overflow incontinence, overflow incontinence (788.38); other, incontinence without sensory awareness (788.34); functional incontinence (788.91); other urinary incontinence (788.39); urinary incontinence unspecified (788.30).