TY - JOUR
T1 - Condom catheters versus indwelling urethral catheters in men
T2 - A prospective, observational study
AU - Saint, Sanjay
AU - Krein, Sarah L.
AU - Fowler, Karen E.
AU - Colozzi, John
AU - Ratz, David
AU - Lescinskas, Erica
AU - Chrouser, Kristin
AU - Trautner, Barbara W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Society of Hospital Medicine.
PY - 2020/4
Y1 - 2020/4
N2 - To assess complications of condom catheters compared with indwelling urethral catheters, we conducted a prospective cohort study in two Veterans Affairs hospitals. Male patients who used a condom catheter or indwelling urethral catheter during their hospital stay were followed for one month by interview and medical record review. Participants included 36 men who used condom catheters and 44 who used indwelling urethral catheters. At least one catheter-related complication was reported by 80.6% of condom catheter users and 88.6% of indwelling catheter users (P = .32), and noninfectious complications (eg, leaking urine, pain, or discomfort) were more common than infectious complications in both groups. Condom catheter patients were significantly less likely than indwelling catheter patients to report complications during catheter placement (13.9% vs 43.2%; P < .001). Patients reported approximately three times more noninfectious complications than the number recorded in the medical record.
AB - To assess complications of condom catheters compared with indwelling urethral catheters, we conducted a prospective cohort study in two Veterans Affairs hospitals. Male patients who used a condom catheter or indwelling urethral catheter during their hospital stay were followed for one month by interview and medical record review. Participants included 36 men who used condom catheters and 44 who used indwelling urethral catheters. At least one catheter-related complication was reported by 80.6% of condom catheter users and 88.6% of indwelling catheter users (P = .32), and noninfectious complications (eg, leaking urine, pain, or discomfort) were more common than infectious complications in both groups. Condom catheter patients were significantly less likely than indwelling catheter patients to report complications during catheter placement (13.9% vs 43.2%; P < .001). Patients reported approximately three times more noninfectious complications than the number recorded in the medical record.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85086392627
U2 - 10.12788/jhm.3180
DO - 10.12788/jhm.3180
M3 - Article
C2 - 30897057
AN - SCOPUS:85086392627
SN - 1553-5592
VL - 15
SP - E1-E4
JO - Journal of hospital medicine
JF - Journal of hospital medicine
IS - 4
ER -