Original Research Article
Year: 2016 | Month: October | Volume: 6 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 134-138
Effectiveness of the Catheter Care Protocol Vs Conventional Catheter Care on Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection
Isha Sharma1, Sembian N2, Vinay kumari3
1Nursing Second Year (Medical Surgical Nursing), M.M. College of Nursing, Mullana.
2Associate Professor (Medical Surgical Nursing), UPRIMS & R, Govt Nursing College, Saifai.
3Associate Professor (Medical Surgical Nursing), M.M. College of Nursing, Mullana.
Corresponding Author: Isha Sharma
ABSTRACT
Background: The use of indwelling urinary catheters (IUCs) is thought to be the most significant risk factor for developing nosocomial urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are the most common type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) and are most often caused by the placement or presence of a catheter in the urinary tract. The purpose of the study was to assess and compare the effectiveness of catheter care protocol vs. conventional catheter care on the occurrence of CAUTI in female patients with indwelling catheter.
Methodology: 54 female catheterized patients having sterile urine culture within 24 hours of catheterization were enrolled in the study and were equally divided into experimental and comparison group. In the experimental group, patients were given catheter care using catheter care protocol, whereas in comparison group conventional catheter care was followed for consecutively 3 days. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. SPSS-17 software was used and P value less than 0.05 were considered significant.
Result: The result showed that there was no significant difference in experimental and comparison group in terms of occurrence of CAUTI and the p value was found to be > 0.05 i.e. also there is a significant association of co-morbid illnesses and soiled urinary catheter with the occurrence of CAUTI.
Conclusion: It is concluded on the basis of the findings of this study that both the techniques i.e. catheter care protocol and conventional catheter care are equally effective in the prevention of CAUTI. Normal saline is equally effective as Betadine in the prevention of CAUTI amongst female catheterized patients.
Key words: catheter care protocol, conventional catheter care, catheter associated urinary tract infection, and catheter associated asymptomatic bacteriuria (CAUTI).