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Effect of Catheter Care Maintenance Bundle on Reducing Incidence of Urinary Tract Infection among Catheterized Patients.

Research Abstract
Abstract Background: Infection of the urinary tract attributed to the use of an indwelling urinary catheter is one of the most common infections acquired by patients at health care centers. Aim: The primary aim of this study was to assess effect of catheter care maintenance bundle on reducing the incidence of urinary tract infection among catheterized patients. Setting: The study was conducted in the neurological department, affiliated to Assuit University Hospital Methods: This study was designed as interventional prospective study on purposive nonprobability sixty adult patients (experimental and control) undergoing urinary catheterization were included in this study. Results: There was a positive correlation between catheter care maintenance bundle and occurrence of urinary tract infection (P 0.003). Conclusion: Implementation of catheter care maintenance bundle intervention resulted in a reduction in the incidence of urinary tract infection among catheterized patients. Recommendations: Application of the catheter care maintenance bundle at all the settings that deal with urinary catheterization to decrease the infection rate.
Research Authors
A. 6. Ahmed G., H., and Shehata G.
Research Department
Research Journal
American Journal of Nursing Research
Research Member
Research Pages
P.p: 477-482
Research Publisher
American Journal of Nursing Research
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
vol 8 no 4
Research Website
American Journal of Nursing Research
Research Year
2020