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Table 2 Patient characteristics during audit and feedback

From: A pre and post intervention study to reduce unnecessary urinary catheter use on general internal medicine wards of a large academic health science center

Variable

Ward # 1

Ward # 2

All Sites

Patient encounters, N

298

263

561

Unique Patients Observed, N

283

252

534a

Female, N (%)

160 (53.7%)

131 (49.8%)

291 (51.9%)

Patient Age, mean (median)

71.5 (76)

66.5 (69)

69.1 (73)

Days Observed per Encounter, average (median)

9.6 (7)

8.6 (6)

9.1 (6)

Admitting diagnoses (10 most common)

ā€ƒPneumonia

27 (9.1%)

34 (12.9%)

61 (10.9%)

ā€ƒCongestive Heart Failure

13 (4.4%)

16 (6.1%)

29 (5.2%)

ā€ƒCOPD exacerbation

19 (6.4%)

4 (1.5%)

23 (4.1%)

ā€ƒSepsis

15 (5.0%)

6 (2.3%)

21 (3.7%)

ā€ƒCellulitis

11 (3.7%)

9 (3.4%)

20 (3.6%)

ā€ƒFailure to cope

8 (2.7%)

11 (4.2%)

19 (3.4%)

ā€ƒAcute Renal Failure

7 (2.3%)

9 (3.4%)

16 (2.9%)

ā€ƒDelirium

6 (2.0%)

9 (3.4%)

15 (2.7%)

ā€ƒGI bleed (Upper)

10 (3.4%)

5 (1.9%)

15 (2.7%)

ā€ƒWeakness

9 (3.0%)

4 (1.5%)

13 (2.3%)

Comorbidities (10 most common)

ā€ƒHypertension

154 (51.7%)

109 (41.4%)

263 (46.9%)

ā€ƒDiabetes Mellitus Type 2

76 (25.5%)

68 (25.9%)

144 (25.7%)

ā€ƒAtrial Fibrillation

68 (22.8%)

40 (15.2%)

108 (19.3%)

ā€ƒCongestive Heart Failure

55 (18.5%)

34 (12.9%)

89 (15.9%)

ā€ƒChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

53 (17.8%)

36 (13.7%)

89 (15.9%)

ā€ƒChronic Kidney Disease

44 (14.8%)

33 (12.5%)

77 (13.7%)

ā€ƒDyslipidemia

33 (11.1%)

37 (14.1%)

70 (12.5%)

ā€ƒGastroesophageal Reflux Disease

30 (10.1%)

33 (12.5%)

63 (11.2%)

ā€ƒHypothyroidism

32 (10.7%)

29 (11.0%)

61 (10.9%)

ā€ƒDementia

29 (9.7%)

28 (10.6%)

57 (10.2%)

  1. aNote: One patient was observed at both campuses. 12 encounters do not have comorbidities entered