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Reduction of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection With a Daily Nursing Review of the Indication

NCT01067768 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1209

Last updated 2019-03-05

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the daily nurse review of the indication of the urinary catheter compared to the everyday care of the working staff is effective to reduce the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in adults hospitalized.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Daily review

Daily nursing review of the urinary catheter´s indication. If the patient meets at least one of the entries to stay with bladder catheter, the nurse will record collection in the format but will not contact the health team. If there aren´t indication in the medical record, she contacts at the attending physician and said: "Doctor, I didn´t find record in the history of the indication of the urinary catheter, can we withdraw?. If the physician reported the indication, will be recorded in the format without additional comments. The attending physician decides withdraw or no withdraw the urinary catheter

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • María V Restrepo, Dr. · Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • Colombia

Study Locations

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