Microbial Colonization of the Bladder of Patients with Urinary Catheter in Neurological Intensive Care Unit in the Context of Management of Quality: Retrospective Descriptive Study
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antibiotická rezistence, infekce spojené se zdravotní péčí, infekce vznikající v souvislosti se zavedeným permanentním močovým katétrem, kultivační vyšetření moči, management kvalityAbstract
Introduction: Health care quality management includes many aspects, including minimizing the risk of harm to a patient. One of the significant indicators of quality is the presence of infections associated with health care, including urinary tract infections associated with catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). They’re diagnosed based on specific criteria, including lab-confirmed quantitative bacteriuria and the presence of clinical symptoms. CAUTI is an issue in the ICU (intensive care unit), especially in patients with a neurological diseases and reduced mobility. Aim: The aim of this study is to describe the nature of microbial colonies in the bladder in patients with CAUTI in the first four days of hospitalization in neurointensive care and describe the development of CAUTI. Methods: It is a retrospective quantitative data analysis, with data collected from the patient documents of those with a catheter. The urine culture examination was done in 223 patients with a catheter (51.1% women, 48.9% men) between the ages 28 and 90. Result and Conclusion: The bladder microbial colonization was laboratory confirmed as higher in the second round of collection, especially in women. Quantitave bacteriuria was laboratory confirmed in half the samples. The clinical symptom analysis confirmed CAUTI in more than 13% of the 223 patients. We recommend that regular checks of the bladder microbial colonisations continue, and that infection prevention and control, and health care quality and safety evaluation is used.
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