A Descriptive Study to Assess the Audit Programme for Catheter Related Urinary Tract Infection
Author(s): 1 Professor Kamali kiruba , 2 R.Jaya,
Authors Affiliations:
1 Shri JJT University Ph.D scholar, Professor, Ganga College of nursing affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical university, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Nursing Tutor,Ganga College of nursing affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical university, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202504036 | Paper ID: IJIRMF202504036Abstract: Aim and objectives: To assess the audit programme for catheter-related urinary tract infection
Methodology: Descriptive research design was adopted in order to assess the catheter-related urinary tract infection.
The dependent variable was individual knowledge of urinary catheter handling with aseptic manner and catheter care done daily.
The study was conducted in Ganga Hospital, with facilities of 650 beds at Coimbatore, selected by a convenient sampling technique.
Result: We have conducted an audit of 25 cases with urinary catheters in ICU Ganga Hospital during the months of January 2023 to March 2023. The aim of our time is to assess the sterile care given to the patient who is catheterised, how long it remains in the patient, and the type and size of the catheter.
The majority of the subjects came into the review of the need for urinary catheters because the patient had undergone an invasive procedure (48%). 24% of urinary catheter insertions are for monitoring the urine out of the patient. Only 4% of urinary catheter insertions are done for unconsciousness and spinal anaesthesia.
Based on the type of urinary catheter used in ICU, the majority of patients used Foley's catheters (100%). Based on the size of urinary catheters, 64% are using 14-size urinary catheters, 24% are using 16-size urinary catheters, and the remaining 12% are using 18-size, 16-size and 12-size urinary catheters.
Based on this audit, the maximum duration of urinary catheterisation remained at 05 days; only 4% of the patients had 25 days of continuous catheterisation present in the ICU. In a case of sterile care, 97% of our staff are well knowledgeable and follow all the aseptic techniques while handling urinary catheters.
On the basis of this audit only 4% of patients in the ICU with a duration of 2 months of our audit had urinary tract infections.
Conclusion: The most valuable thing in this audit that I noticed is the knowledge of staff about the catheter care given to the patient (96.5%). Based on this audit, the CAUTI in Ganga Hospital ICU is much lower.
Prof. Kamali kiruba , R.Jaya,(2025); A Descriptive Study to Assess the Audit Programme for Catheter Related Urinary Tract Infection, International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field, ISSN(O): 2455-0620, Vol-11, Issue-4, Pp.260-264. Available on – https://www.ijirmf.com/
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