2012•Journal of Modern Clinical MedicineRequires access
Effect of Use Precision Urine Bags for Placing a Urinary Catheter in the ICU Patients
Jing Zhou
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Abstract
Objective:To explore the effect of preventing urinary tract infection with urine bag and indwelling catheter in ICU patients,and the effect of accurate record of the hourly urine output.Methods:80 cases of ICU indwelling catheter patients were divided randomly into two groups.Normal urine bag group in 38 cases,accurate urine bag group in 42 cases;in two cases,there were the regular urine culture,observed the workload of nurses.Results:On the 7th day,the indwelling catheter with normal urine bag group had 21.05% bacteriuria,accurate urine bag group had 4.76% bacteriuria;weekly nurses saved average operation time of 314 minutes in accurate urine bag group.Conclusion:Indwelling catheter and using the accurate urine bag for patients not only prevent urinary tract infections effectively but also save operation time for nurse.