catheter-associated urinary tract infections
Conditions
Interventions
Group A:Perineal irrigation with water once daily.
Group B:Perineal irrigation with benzalkonium chloride once daily.
Group C:Perineal irrigation with acidic electrolyzed oxidized water once daily.
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Bedridden patients aged =60 years admitted to the Neurological Intensive Care Unit (NICU). (2) Patients requiring indwelling urinary catheterization due to their medical condition. (3) Patients able to provide informed consent; or in cases where patients lacked decisional capacity (e.g., impaired consciousness), informed consent was obtained from their legal guardian(s).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients who already had an indwelling urinary catheter in place upon hospital admission. (2) Patients diagnosed with a urinary tract infection (UTI) at admission or having a positive urine culture at admission. (3) Patients whose indwelling catheter duration during the current hospitalization was <=2 days. (4) Patients with perineal skin lesions or breakdown. (5) Patients with known allergies to antiseptics. (6) Patients with severe mental disorders or behavioral abnormalities preventing cooperation with the study procedures. (7) Patients concurrently participating in another clinical trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| catheter-associated urinary tract infection incidence; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Skin pH value of the external urethral orifice;Microbial colony count on the skin surface of the external urethral orifice; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLi Shen
The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University
Outcome results
None listed