Comparison 2. Urethral vs intermittent catheterisation.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Symptomatic UTI	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
1.1 After urogenital surgery	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
1.2 Non‐surgical	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2 Asymptomatic bacteriuria	13		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
2.1 Overall	13	1333	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.04 [0.85, 1.28]
2.2 Male	1	27	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	11.79 [0.72, 194.19]
2.3 Female	8	772	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.96 [0.76, 1.23]
2.4 After urogenital surgery	1	87	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.68 [1.15, 6.26]
2.5 After non‐urogenital surgery	7	687	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.20 [0.85, 1.71]
2.6 Women in labour	2	355	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.84 [0.58, 1.22]
2.7 After caesarean section	2	148	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.67 [0.35, 1.28]
2.8 With antibiotic prophylaxis	6	537	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.60 [1.07, 2.40]
2.9 Without antibiotic prophylaxis	2	148	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.67 [0.35, 1.28]
2.10 Urine sample taken during catheterisation	1	95	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.28 [0.96, 5.44]
2.11 Urine sample taken once catheterisation stopped	10	883	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.06 [0.82, 1.37]
3 Mean duration of catheterisation	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
4 Duration of catheterisation			Other data	No numeric data
5 Number of participants using catheter at 14 days	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
6 Number of participants with acute urinary retention	4	384	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.45 [0.22, 0.91]
7 Number of participants with bladder dysfunction	3	286	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.75 [0.48, 1.19]
8 Number of participants unable to void after catheterisation	1		Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
9 Urinary symptoms after surgery	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
10 Number of participants with postoperative pyrexia	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
11 Number of nurses not preferring catheter	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
12 Duration of hospital stay			Other data	No numeric data
13 Cost			Other data	No numeric data
14 Post‐catheter quality of life			Other data	No numeric data
14.1 Postcatheter Pain Score (VAS 0‐100)			Other data	No numeric data
14.2 Catheterisation difficulty (VAS 0‐100)			Other data	No numeric data
14.3 Postcatheter Patient Satisfaction (VAS 0‐100)			Other data	No numeric data
14.4 EQ‐5D scores; mean score (n of patients)			Other data	No numeric data
14.5 EQ VAS scores; mean score (n of patients)			Other data	No numeric data
14.6 SF‐6D scores; mean scores (n of patients)			Other data	No numeric data