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42 questions · 43 findings · 3 reviews

No studies found 18 · 41.9%GRADE not reported 3 · 7%Very low 7 · 16.3%Low 6 · 14%Moderate 2 · 4.7%High 7 · 16.3%

Indwelling urethral catheterisation vs suprapubic catheterisation

Number of participants with symptomatic UTI · Adults with short‐term catheterisation

It is very uncertain whether indwelling urethral catheterisation changes number of participants with symptomatic UTI compared with suprapubic catheterisation (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Indwelling urethral catheterisation vs suprapubic catheterisation

Asymptomatic bacteruria · Adults with short‐term catheterisation

It is very uncertain whether indwelling urethral catheterisation changes asymptomatic bacteruria compared with suprapubic catheterisation (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Indwelling urethral catheterisation vs suprapubic catheterisation

Number of participants with pain · Adults with short‐term catheterisation

Indwelling urethral catheterisation may leads to higher number of participants with pain compared with suprapubic catheterisation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Indwelling urethral catheterisation vs intermittent urethral catheterisation

Asymptomatic bacteruria · Patients with short‐term bladder drainage

It is very uncertain whether indwelling urethral catheterisation changes asymptomatic bacteruria compared with intermittent urethral catheterisation (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Removal of short‐term indwelling urethral catheters in adults: clamping vs free drainage

Number of participants requiring recatheterisation · adults with short‐term indwelling urethral catheters that need to be removed

Removal of short‐term indwelling urethral catheters in adults:… showed no clear difference in number of participants requiring recatheterisation compared with free drainage (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Removal of short‐term indwelling urethral catheters in adults after shorter vs longer durations

Number of participants requiring recatheterisation · adults with short‐term indwelling urethral catheters that need to be removed

Removal of short‐term indwelling urethral catheters in adults after… may leads to higher number of participants requiring recatheterisation compared with longer durations (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Removal of short‐term indwelling urethral catheters in adults at one time of day (6 am to 7 am) vs another time of day (10 pm to midnight)

Number of participants requiring recatheterisation · adults with short‐term indwelling urethral catheters that need to be removed

Removal of short‐term indwelling urethral catheters in adults at one… may leads to lower number of participants requiring recatheterisation compared with another time of day (10 pm to midnight) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Removal of short‐term indwelling urethral catheters in adults: prophylactic use of alpha blocker vs no intervention

Number of participants requiring recatheterisation · adults with short‐term indwelling urethral catheters that need to be removed

It is very uncertain whether removal of short‐term indwelling urethral catheters in adults:… changes number of participants requiring recatheterisation compared with no drug or intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Suprapubic catheterisation vs intermittent urethral catheterisation

Number of participants with symptomatic UTI · Patients with short‐term bladder drainage

Suprapubic catheterisation showed no clear difference in number of participants with symptomatic UTI compared with intermittent urethral catheterisation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review