Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2025.
World J Nephrol. Jun 25, 2025; 14(2): 104207
Published online Jun 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.104207
Table 1 Baseline demographics of patient cohort collected during the study period for patients consulted for difficult or traumatic catheterizations, n (%)
Total (n = 263)
Average
Range
Age (years)65.618-99
BMI27.913-78
Race
    AA147 (55.9)
    Cuban3 (1.1)
    Hispanic1 (0.4)
    White75 (28.5)
    Multiple9 (3.4)
    Unknown28 (10.6)
Sex
    Male237 (90.1)
    Female26 (9.9)
Table 2 Sub-group analysis comparing demographic and clinical differences between the cohort of patients deemed “difficult by urology” vs “not difficult by urology” after catheter insertion and evaluation, n (%)

Difficult by urology
Not difficult by urology
Unknown
P value
Total66 (25.1)191 (72.6)6 (2.3)
Race33 (12.5)0.506
    AA34 (58.6)108 (62.8)
    Cuban1 (1.7)2 (1.2)
    Hispanic1 (1.7)0 (0)
    White20 (34.5)55 (32)
    Multiple2 (3.4)7 (4.1)
Sex6 (2.3)0.806
    Female5 (7.6)19 (9.9)
    Male61 (92.4)172 (90.1)
CAUTI0.836
    Yes8 (12.1)27 (14.1)6 (2.3)
    No58 (87.9)164 (85.9)
Catheter attempt9 (3.4)0.004
    > 140 (60.6)72 (38.6)
    118 (27.3)92 (48.9)
    08 (12.1)24 (12.8)
History of DUC/TUC7 (2.7)0.038
    Yes17 (25.8)27 (14.2)
    No49 (74.2)163 (85.8)