Risk Assessment of Cathter Associated Urinary Tract Infection among Catheterised Patients at Selecteed Hospital at Mangaluru

Abstract

Objectives: The objectives of the study is to assess the relation between the risk scores and the demographic
variables and to assess the risk of occurrence of catheter associated urinary tract infection among catheterized
patients.
Method: A descriptive study was conducted among 100 catheterized patients from selected hospitals at
Mangaluru from October 2018 to January 2019. Probably simple random techniques was used in the study
to select the sample. A standardized risk assessment tool was used to find out the risk rate of the patient.
Result: The result showed that 74%% of the patients is at medium risk for getting CAUTI. The study shows
that there is an association between the risk score and demographic variable such as size of the catheter used
and there is no significant association between the other demographic variables and the risk scores.
Conclusion: There is a medium risk for the catheterized patients for getting catheter associated urinary tract
infection.