Reducing Urinary Tract Infection Rates Using a Controlled Aseptic Protocol for Catheter Insertion

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-02-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) complications following catheter use in surgical patients remains high. Using an aseptic protocol has been shown to drastically reduce UTI incidence by 50%. Reducing UTIs will prevent extended hospital stays, readmission, and antibiotic use associated with this complication and improve cost-effectiveness of care. The investigators hypothesize that they can reduce the incidence of UTIs after catheter placement with the implementation of a Quality Improvement (QI) protocol to prevent excess exposure to the environment exposure of the catheter before, during and after insertion.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver
• Treatments: Cadexomer iodine; Iodine; Povidone; Povidone-Iodine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. women 18-89 years of age

2. admitted for surgery lasting >1 hour and requiring urinary catheter,

3. have normal urine analysis within 24 hours pre-surgery, and

4. able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. currently on dialysis,

2. chronic urinary infection,

3. hyperthyroidism,

4. current infection,

5. a history of allergy or sensitivity to iodine.

6. women who are pregnant or breast feeding

7. men due to their lower incidence of UTIs compared to the female population.