MP24-19 NOVEL DUAL-BALLOON URINARY CATHETERS REDUCE CATHETER-ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

AND OBJECTIVES: The design of the Foley type urinary catheter has remained relatively unchanged since its conception in 1937. Over the last 75 years, hospitals and clinicians have struggled to manage catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), which have become one of the most common types of healthcare-associated infections in the medical field. Traditional Foley catheters have been shown to cause mechanical irritation and trauma to the mucosal lining of the bladder, increasing the risk of CAUTI in these patients. The purpose of this study is to analyze and present the infection rate of a new type bladder drainage system: the DuetteTM dual-balloon urinary catheter.