3. Patients with Indwelling Urinary Catheters

875Prospective Monitoring of Indwelling Urinary Catheters in Hospitalized Patients

Urinary tract infection in stone patients and in patients with indwelling urethral catheters.

Frequency of urinary tract infection was determined in 82 patients with urolithiasis and in 40 patients with an indwelling Catheter. Significantly high proportion of adult patients with renal and vesical calculi were infected while children with bladder stones had high proportion of sterile urine. Indwelling catheter was associated with a high rate of urinary infection (JPMA 31:254,1981).

872The Yield of Urine Cultures in Intensive Care Unit Patients with Indwelling Urinary Catheters

Background. Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are the most frequent healthcare-associated infection (HAI). Intensive care unit (ICU) CAUTIs identified using the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) definition are publicly reported and are considered as a quality measure. However, clinicians are often challenged with differentiating CAUTI from asymptomatic bacteriuria. W...

Standardizing Practice for Intermittent Irrigation of Indwelling Urinary Catheters.

DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000228 academic medical center routinely ensures that all clinicians are following best practices for maintaining urinary catheters. Inpatient and procedure areas at the organization have CAUTI prevention champions who receive routine education on CAUTI prevention and are accountable for spreading change in the areas in which they practice. Anecdotal evidence collecte...

Condom versus indwelling urinary catheters: a randomized trial.

OBJECTIVES To compare condom and indwelling urinary catheters in terms of infection risk and patient satisfaction. DESIGN A prospective, randomized, unblinded, controlled trial. SETTING An academically affiliated Veterans Affairs Medical Center. PARTICIPANTS Hospitalized men aged 40 and older who required a urinary collection device. MEASUREMENTS The incidence of adverse outcomes (bacte...