Research Article
Traumatic Bladder Ruptures: A Ten-Year Review at a Level 1 Trauma Center
Table 2
Summary of complications in patients with catheter dwell time >14 days.
| Patient | Catheter dwell time (d) | Complication(s) | Treatment/outcome |
| 1 | 38 | Continuous urinary extravasation | Bilateral percutaneous nephrostomy placement | Resolved after 11 weeks of maximal urinary diversion | 2 | 43 | Multiple UTIs/pyelonephritis | Neurogenic bladder requiring chronic intermittent catheterization | 3 | 96 | Urinary retention/UTIs | Neurogenic bladder requiring chronic intermittent catheterization | 4 | 30 | Lower extremity DVT | Resolved with anticoagulation therapy | 5 | 34 | Hematuria, calcification of catheter | Resolved with foley removal | 6 | 27 | Hematuria with clot retention | Resolved with bedside irrigation and foley removal | 7 | 33 | E fecalis UTI | Resolved with PO antibiotics |
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