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Revista de Cirugía

Volumen 17, Asunto 10 (2021)

Artículo de investigación

Urinary Tract Infection and Associated Risk Factors among Catheterised Patients in the Surgery

Madav Sri Ram

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) accounts for 36% of the total Health-care associated infections, and are avoidable. Hence, it is important to assess the factors responsible for a catheterized patient developing UTI. A prospective cohort study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital among 196 patients from September 2014 to January
2016 to assess the risk factors and estimate the proportion of catheterized patients developing UTI.

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