Identifying the risk factors for catheter-associated urinary tract infections: a large cross-sectional study of six hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Motivation

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are a common and serious healthcare-associated infection. Despite many efforts to reduce the occurrence of CAUTI, there remains a gap in the literature about CAUTI risk factors, especially pertaining to the effect of catheter dwell-time on CAUTI development and patient comorbidities.

Objective

To examine how the risk for CAUTI changes over time. Additionally, to assess whether time from catheter insertion to CAUTI event varied according to risk factors such as age, sex, patient type (surgical vs medical) and comorbidities.

Design

Retrospective cohort study of all patients who were catheterised from 2012 to 2016, including those who did and did not develop CAUTIs. Both paediatric and adult patients were in

SUBMITTER: Letica-Kriegel AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398917 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature