Catheter-associated urinary tract infections in women

摘要

Urinary catheterisation is a common procedure within acute settings and it is estimated that around 5percent of patients admitted to hospital will be catheterised (Patel and Arya, 2001). It has been suggested that patients are often catheterised without other options being explored, exposing them to the high risk of infection and, potentially an extended hospital stay (Foxley 2011). Indwelling urethral catheterisation leads to many serious infections and significant morbidity (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), 2012) and catheter-acquired urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are responsible for 80 percent of hospital-acquired infections (Pratt et al., 2007). Between 20 and 30percent of catheterised patients in acute care settings develop bacteriuria and 2-6 percent of those patients whose urine becomes colonised with bacteria will develop symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTIs) (NICE, 2012).