Decreasing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00672503

Enrollment

321

Registered

2008-05-06

Start date

2008-05-31

Completion date

2011-10-31

Last updated

2011-10-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Urinary Tract Infections

Keywords

indwelling urinary catheters, urinary tract infections, foley-catheter related infections, hospital acquired CA-UTI

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors associated with indwelling urinary catheters, as well as to assess the nurses' knowledge and adherence to hospital policies. The study will also include a very extensive literature search in an attempt to create a national standard or guideline.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

1 Days to 17 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Medical records of 67 patients 0 to 17 years of age diagnosed with a catheter associated urinary tract infection (defined by CDC) acquired during a PICU hospitalization. 2. Medical records of 67 patients 0 to 17 years of age who had an indwelling urinary catheter during a PICU hospitalization without a catheter associated urinary tract infection. 3. Nurses employed at Children's Mercy Hospital in the PICU. 4. Patient's who acquired a CA-UTI during 2009 and was adjudicated by infection control.

Exclusion criteria

Patients 1. Patients with community acquired urinary tract infections 2. Patients 18 years and older cared for in the PICU. 3. Patients with catheter associated urinary tract infections hospitalized outside the PICU at Children's Mercy Hospital. 4. Patients with UTI not related to catheterization Nurses 1. Nurses floated to the PICU who are not permanent staff members (ICN nurse, float pool staff, travelers) 2. Nurses on the research team

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Identification of risk factors associated with indwelling urinary catheters.	2004-2007

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Identification of nurses' knowledge of insertion, irrigation, care and maintenance of indwelling urinary catheters.	2008

Countries

United States

Outcome results