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Study to Compare CAUTI Rates Following ERASE CAUTI Tray Non-Silver vs Silver Coated Foley Catheters

Terminated
Conditions
Intensive Care Units
Surgery
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
NameTimeMethod
Change in Urinary tract infection rates3-9 months based on size of ICU and catheter usage

Infection rate/1000 catheter days.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Catheter useCatheter days

Number of days catheters used.

Infection CostsDuration of infection

Catheter related charges for infections

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