Study to Compare CAUTI Rates Following ERASE CAUTI Tray Non-Silver vs Silver Coated Foley Catheters
Terminated
- Conditions
- Intensive Care UnitsSurgery
- Registration Number
- NCT02101762
- Lead Sponsor
- Medline Industries
- Brief Summary
The Foley catheter is one component in a catheter insertion procedure that could contribute to a catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). Improvement in the catheter insertion procedures using the ERASE CAUTI Tray system may help to lower these infection rates.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 756
Inclusion Criteria
- At least 18 years of age
- Received Either silver coated Foley catheter or ERASE CAUTI non-silver coated catheter
Exclusion Criteria
- UTI present upon current hospital admission
- Burn patients, transplant patients, or immune-compromised patients.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Urinary tract infection rates 3-9 months based on size of ICU and catheter usage Infection rate/1000 catheter days.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Catheter use Catheter days Number of days catheters used.
Infection Costs Duration of infection Catheter related charges for infections