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Decreasing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Tangela Welch, Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00672503
First received: May 2, 2008
Last updated: October 7, 2011
Last verified: October 2011
History of Changes

May 2, 2008
October 7, 2011
May 2008
October 2011   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Identification of risk factors associated with indwelling urinary catheters. [ Time Frame: 2004-2007 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Same as current
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00672503 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Identification of nurses' knowledge of insertion, irrigation, care and maintenance of indwelling urinary catheters. [ Time Frame: 2008 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Same as current
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Decreasing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
"Decreasing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

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 include a very extensive literature search in an attempt to create a national standard or guideline.

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Observational
Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Retrospective
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Non-Probability Sample
  1. Patients who acquired a CA-UTI while hospitalized in the PICU between 2004-2007.
  2. Patients who had an indwelling urinary catheter while hospitalized in the PICU between 2004-2007 but did not acquire a CA-UTI.
  3. Nurses currently employed in the PICU at Children's Mercy Hospital.
  4. All Patient's who acquired a CA-UTI during 2009
Urinary Tract Infections
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  • 1
    Patients who acquired a CA-UTI in the PICU between 2004-2007.
  • 2
    Patients who did not acquire a CA-UTI while hospitalized in the PICU but had an indwelling urinary catheter between 2004-2007.
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    Nurses currently employed in the PICU at Children's Mercy Hospital.
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    Root Cause Analysis on all patients who acquired a CA-UTI during 2009.
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Completed
321
October 2011
October 2011   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Nurses employed at Children's Mercy Hospital in the PICU.
  4. Patient's who acquired a CA-UTI during 2009 and was adjudicated by infection control.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients

  1. Patients with community acquired urinary tract infections
  2. Patients 18 years and older cared for in the PICU.
  3. Patients with catheter associated urinary tract infections hospitalized outside the PICU at Children's Mercy Hospital.
  4. Patients with UTI not related to catheterization

Nurses

  1. Nurses floated to the PICU who are not permanent staff members (ICN nurse, float pool staff, travelers)
  2. Nurses on the research team
Both
up to 17 Years
Yes
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
United States
 
NCT00672503
08 04-065E
No
Tangela Welch, Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
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Principal Investigator: Tangela M Welch, ADN, BBA Children's Mercy Hospital
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
October 2011

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