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Clinical Trials/NCT00672503
NCT00672503
Completed
Not Applicable

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

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City1 site in 1 country321 target enrollmentMay 2008

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Urinary Tract Infections
Sponsor
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Enrollment
321
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Identification of risk factors associated with indwelling urinary catheters.
Status
Completed
Last Updated
14 years ago

Overview

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.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
May 2008
End Date
October 2011
Last Updated
14 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Tangela Welch

RN, PICU Clinical Research Coordinator

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nurses employed at Children's Mercy Hospital in the PICU.
  • Patient's who acquired a CA-UTI during 2009 and was adjudicated by infection control.

Exclusion Criteria

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Identification of risk factors associated with indwelling urinary catheters.

Time Frame: 2004-2007

Secondary Outcomes

  • Identification of nurses' knowledge of insertion, irrigation, care and maintenance of indwelling urinary catheters.(2008)

Study Sites (1)

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