Catheter Associated urinary tract Infection (CAUTI) is a major problem in hospitalized patients, especially in acute care settings. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), among UTI’s acquired in the hospital, approximately 75% are associated with urinary catheter, which is a tube inserted into the bladder through urethra to drain urine. These incidences can be reduced in the hospital, if proper sterilization technique is maintained at the time of bladder catheter insertion and if necessary steps are taken by the nurses to daily monitor the need for catheter placement, thereby discontinuing it when it is no longer needed.
The main purpose of this study is to bring back the idea, that these conditions can be preventable if the duration of the catheter days is reduced significantly and only be used when indicated. Therefore, education is needed for changing the attitude of heath care workers to limit indications for insertion of urinary catheters (Mohammadzadeh & Behnaz, 2012)
Objective of the Study
To assess the incidence and risk factors of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in Yazd –Iran. Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections
A urinary tract infecion (also called “UTI”) is an infecion in the urinary system, which includes the bladder (which stores the urine) and the kidneys (which filters the blood to make urine).
The Essay on Reducing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that occurs in any part of the urinary system. Patients with indwelling urinary catheters have an increased risk of acquiring a urinary tract infection. Seventy-five percent of hospital acquired urinary tract infections are associated with patients that have or have had an indwelling urinary catheter during their hospital stay. Approximately 15-25% ...
Germs (for example, bacteria or yeasts) do not normally live in these areas; but if germs are introduced, an infecion can occur. If you have a urinary catheter, germs can travel along the catheter and cause an infecion in your bladder or your kidney; in that case it is called a catheter-associated urinary tract infecion (or “CA-UTI”).
References:-
Mohammadzadeh, M., & Behnaz, F. (2012).
Incidence and risk factors of catheter-associated urinary tract. International Journal of Urological Nursing, 6(2), 60-65.
