TO OBSERVE THE INCIDENCE AND PREVENTION OF CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION (CAUTI) IN SHORT AND LONG-TERM PATIENT CARE AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN GHAZIABAD

Abstract

Objectives: Urinary catheterization is a very common procedure in various types of patients but associated with short term as
well as long term complications which may beat times very fatal such as Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). It
can be prevented easily by observing strict asepsis during catheterisation and educating the health care workers and patients
regarding catheter hygiene.
Methods: This is a type of observational study which was conducted in the Department of General Surgery, Santosh Medical
College and Hospital Ghaziabad, UP during a period from January 2020 to December2021. We have included the patients
admitted in our ICU and wards of departments of Surgery, Medicine, Orthopaedics and Gynaecology.
Results: Catheter induced UTI was common in patients who were old and immunocompromised, those where there was
accidental breach of sterility during catheterization, material of catheter (latex>silicon), less in patients undergone elective
surgery as catheterization done under strict aseptic conditions in the OT.
Conclusion: Foleys Catheterization use and time for removal should be minimized in patients, especially those at increased
chances for catheter-associated UTI (eg, women, elderly persons, and patients with impaired immunity. Catheters should be kept
in place only as long as needed