Effects of Acupuncture on Hospitalized Patients with Urinary Retention

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Characteristics	Patients (N = 113)
Age (years)	43 (14–84)
Sex
Male	6 (5.3%)
Female	107 (94.7%)
Duration of urinary catheterization (days)	12 (1–50)
Urinary catheter reinsertion	109 (96.5%)
Urinary catheter reinsertion times
≥1 times	56 (49.6%)
≥2 times	57 (50.4%)
≥3 times	19 (16.8%)
≥5 times	5 (4.4%)
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection	27 (23.9%)

Data are presented as the number (percentage) or median (range) of patients.