Urinary Catheter Exchange on Admission of Septic Elderly With Permanent Catheter Before Initiation of Antibiotics

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00503282

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2007-07-18

Start date

2007-10-31

Completion date

2007-10-31

Last updated

2007-07-18

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Conditions

Blood Pressure, C-Reactive Protein, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Fever, Heart Rate

Brief summary

In the era of emerging antibiotics resistant microbiology, we look for better outcome in the treatment of infections in the elderly. We look for guidelines to manage an elderly who has a permanent urinary catheter, admitting to E.R. with Fever/Sepsis. We assume that exchanging the permanent urinary catheter prior to the Urine Culture sample as well as for initiating antibiotic treatment will improve the outcome of the patients.It could help the day-to-day fight for the proper antibiotics treatment to avoid resistance.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

DEFINED_POPULATION

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to 95 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* \>65 years * Permanent Urinary Catheter * FEVER or Septic State

Exclusion criteria

* Supra-Pubic Aspiration Catheters * Septic Shock * I.V. Antibiotics Initiated before admission

Contacts

Primary ContactRon Ben - Itzhak, M.D.

ronbenitzhak@yahoo.com972-544500187

Outcome results