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Table 4 Average duration of catheter in days per ward type before and after intervention.

From: Urethral catheters: can we reduce use?

Hospital

ICU/CCU

Internal medicine

Neurology

Surgery

 

before

after

before

after

before

after

before

after

A1

-

-

9.3

14.7

9.7

11.2

12.6

16.3

A2

6.7

11.6

-

-

15.8

20.5

9.9

8.8

A3

70.0

29.6

7.0

14.0

41.3

16.7

13.2

10.3

A4

34.5

12.5

-

-

9.5

9.7

6.6

6.8

A5

-

-

21.5

10.1

8.8

12.0

18.4

10.8

B6

30.6

14.6

20.3

12.8

13.9

15.2

8.9

8.5

B7

-

-

14.9

12.4

16.5

17.3

16.8

9.3

B8

-

-

13.0

10.6

-

-

14.3

9.6

B9

24.4

10.0

14.1

12.5

-

-

11.4

15.9

B10

-

-

7.4

12.3

-

-

10.9

8.9

Total

25.6

16.2

14.9

12.5

15.8

15.7

11.8

10.5

  1. ICU = intensive care unit. CCU = coronary care unit