Decreasing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
NCT ID: NCT00672503
Last Updated: 2011-10-12
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
321 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2008-05-31
2011-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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CASE_CONTROL
RETROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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1
Patients who acquired a CA-UTI in the PICU between 2004-2007.
No interventions assigned to this group
2
Patients who did not acquire a CA-UTI while hospitalized in the PICU but had an indwelling urinary catheter between 2004-2007.
No interventions assigned to this group
A
Nurses currently employed in the PICU at Children's Mercy Hospital.
No interventions assigned to this group
a
Root Cause Analysis on all patients who acquired a CA-UTI during 2009.
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
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
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
1 Day
17 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Tangela Welch
RN, PICU Clinical Research Coordinator
Principal Investigators
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Tangela M Welch, ADN, BBA
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Locations
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Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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08 04-065E
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id