Catheter-associated urinary tract infections account for >30% of infections in acute
care hospitals. We hypothesized that coiling of/kinks in the indwelling urinary bladder
catheter (IUBC) drainage bag tubing would increase the occurrence of infection/bacteriuria.
Ninety-one patient events were evaluated over 60 days. All outcome variables trended
with greater frequency among those with a coil in the IUBC tubing; only fever (temperature
> 38.1°C) correlated significantly between groups (P = .003). If IUBC is unavoidable, strategies such as keeping collection bag below
the level of bladder and avoiding any coiling in the drainage system should be employed.
Further study of these phenomena is needed.
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Published online: September 16, 2013
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