Status:
COMPLETED
Decreasing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Lead Sponsor:
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Conditions:
Urinary Tract Infections
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-17 years
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 i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
- Patients
- 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
- Nurses floated to the PICU who are not permanent staff members (ICN nurse, float pool staff, travelers)
- Nurses on the research team
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
321 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00672503
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
October 1 2011
Last Update
October 12 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108