Nursing journal, Vol. 29 No. 1, 2024.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.11608/sgnj.29.1.1
Frequency of urinary infections related to urinary catheter use in the intensive care unit
Roka Mrša
; Opća bolnica Šibensko-kninske županije, Stjepana Radića 83, 22 000 Šibenik, Hrvatska
Nevena Šimunić
orcid.org/0009-0008-1768-3895
; Opća bolnica Šibensko-kninske županije, Stjepana Radića 83, 22 000 Šibenik, Hrvatska / Veleučilište u Šibeniku, Trg Andrije Hebranga 11, 22 000 Šibenik, Hrvatska
Antonija Banovac
; Opća bolnica Šibensko-kninske županije, Stjepana Radića 83, 22 000 Šibenik, Hrvatska
Nikolina Višnjić Junaković
; Opća bolnica Šibensko-kninske županije, Stjepana Radića 83, 22 000 Šibenik, Hrvatska / Veleučilište u Šibeniku, Trg Andrije Hebranga 11, 22 000 Šibenik, Hrvatska
Vesna Bušac
orcid.org/0009-0008-1768-3895
; Veleučilište u Šibeniku, Trg Andrije Hebranga 11, 22 000 Šibenik, Hrvatska
Sunčica Vrcić
; Opća bolnica Šibensko-kninske županije, Stjepana Radića 83, 22 000 Šibenik, Hrvatska
Roko Šimunić
; Medicinska škola Šibenik, Ante Šupuka 29, 22 000 Šibenik, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Introduction: Catheterization is a routine procedure enabling urine drainage from the urinary system. A complication associated with catheterization is urinary tract infection, which entails significant morbidity.
Aim: This paper aims to determine the frequency of urinary tract infections related to the use of urinary catheters in patients hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in 2009 and 2018, utilizing the protocol from 2005, where urinary catheters were changed every two weeks, and the one from 2015, where they were changed every three weeks.
Participants and methods: The study included patients hospitalized in the ICU of the General Hospital of Šibenik-Knin County from January 1 to December 31, 2009, and from January 1 to December 31, 2018. A total of 761 patients were treated during those two years, comprising 386 patients in 2009 and 375 patients in 2018.
Results: In 2009, out of 386 patients, 114 (29.5%) were sampled, while out of 375 patients in 2018, 77 (20.5%) were sampled. There were significantly more patients with non-sterile urine cultures found in 2009, 60 of them (52.6%) (χ 2 test, P=0.02), compared to those in 2018, which accounted for 27 (35.1%) patients. However, there is no significant difference observed concerning the years under review.
Conclusion: The application of protocols for patients with urinary catheters treated in the ICU did not show a statistically significant difference in the frequency of urinary tract infections in the compared years.
Ključne riječi
urinary tract infections; urinary catheterization; urinary catheter
Hrčak ID:
316029
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.4.2024.
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