ISSN: 2161-0711

Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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To compare the effectiveness of perineal care with catheter in situ using soap and water, 0.9% Normal Saline and 10 percent povidine iodine solution in the prevention of Catheter associated urinary tract infections among patients admitted in selected units of Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh

World Congress on Public Health and Nutrition

Sunita Sharma, Sunita Lyngdoh, AK Mandal and Neelam Taneja

National Institute of Nursing Education, India

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Community Med Health Educ

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.C1.019

Abstract
Patients who are on urinary catheter are often dependent for their hygiene needs which if neglected causes urinary tract infection. Objective: To compare the effectiveness of perineal care with catheter in situ using soap and water, 0.9% Normal Saline and 10 percent povidine iodine solution in the prevention of Catheter associated urinary tract infections among patients admitted in selected units of Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh. Methods: The subjects were assessed for baseline infection by assessing urine culture on enrolment on first day; thereafter they were provided daily perineal care for 7 days. The cultures were sent on 3rd and 7th day also temperature was recorded daily Results: 0.9% Normal Saline intervention group had no infection on the 3rd and 7th day respectively, whereas in soap and water intervention group and 10 percent povidine iodine intervention group 90% percent of the subjects did not have Catheter associated UTI, however the results were statistically not significant. Comparing the cumulative incidence rate, it was 22.22/1000 catheter days for Soap and water intervention group and 0/1000 catheter days for both 10% Povidine iodine solution intervention group and 0.9% Normal Saline Intervention group for the 3rd day and by the 7th day the cumulative incidence rate of CAUTI in all the three groups were 13.04/1000 catheter days, 12.71/1000 catheter days and 0/1000 catheter days respectively (p>0.05). Conclusion: From the present study, it is recommended that 0.9% Normal Saline is the most effective perineal care agent as the cumulative incidence rate was zero even though the results were statistically not significant.
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