Proyecto de mejora en prevención de infecciones del tracto urinario asociadas a sondaje vesical / Improvement in urinary tract infections rates in a department of internal medicine

Objetivo. Valorar el impacto de una intervención desarrollada en el servicio de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria para prevenir las infecciones del tracto urinario asociadas a sondaje vesical (ITU-SV). Material y métodos. El proyecto se desarrolló en 3 fases de vigilancia prospectivas de 2 meses de duración cada una entre 2009 y 2011. Durante las fases 1 y 2 se siguieron los criterios diagnósticos de los Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) de 2004 para la clasificación de las infecciones y se obtuvieron los indicadores de resultado. En la fase 3 se emplearon los criterios de los CDC de 2009 y se obtuvieron tanto indicadores de resultado como de proceso. Se comparó la incidencia acumulada de ITU-SV de las 3 fases mediante el test de tendencia ji-cuadrado. Resultados. El número total de días de sondaje vesical (SV) disminuyó desde la primera a la tercera fase, así como la incidencia acumulada de ITU-SV. Sin embargo, en la segunda fase la media de días de SV aumentó, volviendo a disminuir en la tercera fase. Se realizó una intervención con envío de recordatorios a través de la historia clínica electrónica durante la tercera fase, en la que se logró disminuir las tasas de ITU-SV y reducir la duración media de SV. Conclusiones. Las tasas de ITU-SV podrían ser minimizadas mediante un enfoque multidisciplinar que incluya tanto formación a los sanitarios implicados como vigilancia, retroalimentación y uso específico de recordatorios electrónicos(AU)

Objective. To evaluate the impact on the urinary tract infections (UTI) rates of an intervention implemented in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria. Material and methods. Infection control practitioners implemented a three phase project, each lasting two months, focusing on surveillance and feed-back, between 2009 and 2011. During phases 1 and 2, the 2004 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)–diagnostic criteria for nosocomial infections were followed, and only rates of infections were calculated. For phase 3, the criteria published in 2009 were used, and rates of infections plus processes rates were obtained. The cumulative incidence of UTI in the three periods was compared using a chi-square for trends test. Results. The total number of catheter days, as well as the cumulative incidence of UTI dropped from phase 1 to 3. Nevertheless, in phase 2 the mean urinary catheter days increased. We detected a decrease in the UTI rates and urinary catheter days mean after introducing an electronic reminder in the patient electronic charts. Conclusions. A multidisciplinary approach, including surveillance, reminders, and feed-back, has proved useful in controlling UTI rates in our hospital(AU)

[Improvement in urinary tract infections rates in a department of internal medicine]. / Proyecto de mejora en prevención de infecciones del tracto urinario asociadas a sondaje vesical.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact on the urinary tract infections (UTI) rates of an intervention implemented in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Infection control practitioners implemented a three phase project, each lasting two months, focusing on surveillance and feed-back, between 2009 and 2011. During phases 1 and 2, the 2004 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-diagnostic criteria for nosocomial infections were followed, and only rates of infections were calculated. For phase 3, the criteria published in 2009 were used, and rates of infections plus processes rates were obtained. The cumulative incidence of UTI in the three periods was compared using a chi-square for trends test. RESULTS: The total number of catheter days, as well as the cumulative incidence of UTI dropped from phase 1 to 3. Nevertheless, in phase 2 the mean urinary catheter days increased. We detected a decrease in the UTI rates and urinary catheter days mean after introducing an electronic reminder in the patient electronic charts. CONCLUSIONS: A multidisciplinary approach, including surveillance, reminders, and feed-back, has proved useful in controlling UTI rates in our hospital.