Improving outcomes in foley catheterization: A retrospective review with a proposed protocol

Table 1 Baseline demographics of patient cohort collected during the study period for patients consulted for difficult or traumatic catheterizations, n (%)

Total (n = 263)	Average	Range
Age (years)	65.6	18-99
BMI	27.9	13-78
Race
AA	147 (55.9)
Cuban	3 (1.1)
Hispanic	1 (0.4)
White	75 (28.5)
Multiple	9 (3.4)
Unknown	28 (10.6)
Sex
Male	237 (90.1)
Female	26 (9.9)

AA: African American; BMI: Body mass index.

Table 2 Sub-group analysis comparing demographic and clinical differences between the cohort of patients deemed “difficult by urology” vs “not difficult by urology” after catheter insertion and evaluation, n (%)

	Difficult by urology	Not difficult by urology	Unknown	P value
Total	66 (25.1)	191 (72.6)	6 (2.3)
Race			33 (12.5)	0.506
AA	34 (58.6)	108 (62.8)
Cuban	1 (1.7)	2 (1.2)
Hispanic	1 (1.7)	0 (0)
White	20 (34.5)	55 (32)
Multiple	2 (3.4)	7 (4.1)
Sex			6 (2.3)	0.806
Female	5 (7.6)	19 (9.9)
Male	61 (92.4)	172 (90.1)
CAUTI				0.836
Yes	8 (12.1)	27 (14.1)	6 (2.3)
No	58 (87.9)	164 (85.9)
Catheter attempt			9 (3.4)	0.004
> 1	40 (60.6)	72 (38.6)
1	18 (27.3)	92 (48.9)
0	8 (12.1)	24 (12.8)
History of DUC/TUC			7 (2.7)	0.038
Yes	17 (25.8)	27 (14.2)
No	49 (74.2)	163 (85.8)

AA: African American; CAUTI: Catheter associated urinary tract infection; DUC: Difficult urethral catheter; TUC: Traumatic urethral catheter.