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Table 2 Average catheter prevalence (%) per ward type before and after intervention.

From: Urethral catheters: can we reduce use?

Hospital

Admitted patients (N)

ICU/CCU

Internal medicine

Neurology

Surgery

 

before

after

before

(155)1)

after

(328)1)

before

(274)1)

after

(378)1)

before

(162)1)

after

(321)1)

before

(558)1)

after

(767)1)

A1

426

958

-

-

14

16

25

18

22

21

A2

452

619

85

84

10

22

19

22

16

14

A3

345

1434

82

97

8

15

19

25

32

22

A4

221

1205

88

87

21

14

28

15

23

13

A5

290

802

-

-

16

16

20

18

34

28

B6

1208

1834

57

66

14

12

15

13

20

21

B7

520

623

-

-

20

11

21

21

-

-

B8

1573

720

-

-

13

12

-

-

23

17

B9

420

546

63

60

16

16

-

-

15

16

B10

949

1350

-

-

14

15

-

-

17

18

Total

6404

10,091

74

81

14

14

20

19

21

19

  1. ICU = intensive care unit. CCU = coronary care unit
  2. 1) Number of catheterized patients