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Controlled Trial of Chemical Disinfection of Urinary Drainage Bags: Reduction in Hospital‐acquired Catheter‐associated infection
Author(s) -
HOLLIMAN R.,
SEAL D. V.,
ARCHER HELEN,
DOMAN SUE
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1987.tb05006.x
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary system , catheter , disinfectant , urinary catheter , drainage , surgery , randomized controlled trial , prospective cohort study , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , ecology , pathology , biology
Summary— A controlled, prospective trial was conducted on an orthopaedic ward to test the use of peroxide disinfection of drainage bags as the only measure taken to affect the rate of hospital‐acquired, catheter‐associated urinary tract infection (UTI). A significant reduction ( P <0.05) in the number of patients with catheter‐associated UTI occurred with the use of bag disinfectant when compared with patients in whom this technique was not used. We consider this technique to be suitable for the management of catheterised patients on general hospital wards to reduce catheter‐associated UTI and environmental spread of their bacteria.