Table 2 Characteristics of hospitalized patients with an indwelling urethra catheter

Number of patients

3 020

Median age (IQR)

73.1 (62.2– 81.1)

Female, %

51.4

Medical specialty, %

Cardiology

8.9

Cardiothoracic surgery

4.0

Gastrointestinal and liver diseases

1.6

Geriatrics

1.9

Internal medicine

13.3

Neurology

6.6

Neurosurgery

2.1

Obstetrics

6.2

 and gynaecology

Oncology

1.9

Orthopaedics

10.9

Respiratory

7.1

Surgery

22.3

Urology

8.5

Unknown or different^a

4.7

Medical ward, %

ICU

17.1

Non-ICU

82.9

Surgery^b

Yes

52.2

No

47.8

Antibiotic use

Yes

42.7

No

57.3