Efficacy of securing urinary catheter in the reduction of urinary tract infections in the critical patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infetion (CAUTI) Meatal Pressure Injuries; Infections and Infestations

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11342326
• Lead Sponsor: niversitat Internacional de Catalunya

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2021-06-01
• Study Start: 2023-11-06
• Last Update Posted: 20 November 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 350

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age >18 years
2. Expected duration of the urinary catheter and length of stay in the intensive care unit >48 hours
3. Urinary catheter inserted in the intensive care unit or in the operating room
4. Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Securing not possible
2. Urinary infection or suspicion on admission
3. Allergy to adhesive tape
4. Urinary or prostatic pathology

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection measured every 12 hours. A urinary Tract Infection was diagnosed according to the criteria of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, namely at least one of the following symptoms with no other recognised cause: fever (> 38 °C), urgency, frequency, dysuria or suprapubic tenderness – and a positive urine culture, i.e. = 105 microorganisms per ml of urine with no more than two species of microorganisms. Data from this variable were collected reviewing patient notes.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Meatal pressure injury categorized according to the 1–4 grade classification system of the EPUAP–European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. Data from this variable were collected by direct observation every 12 hours.