title: New apparatus to reduce urinary drainage associated with urinary tract infections.
abstract: The automatic release of povidone iodine (PVP-I) into the outlet tube of a urinary collecting bag significantly reduced urinary tract infections (UTIs) and provided a more practical bacterial barrier than manual instillation of PVP-I into the bag as used previously. In 52 patients using a new urinary drainage system with a cartridge that released PVP-I into the outlet tube of the collection bag UTIs developed in 3, compared with 57 patients using a standard closed drainage system and in whom 13 UTIs developed (p less than 0.005). The PVP-I group had 92 percent of the accumulative catheter-days free of bladder infection, compared with 77 percent in the standard group. The main route of bacterial contamination leading to urinary drainage UTIs was through the collection bag.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Ohio.
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: al-Juburi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cicmanec
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011205:Povidone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011897:Random Allocation; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D011206:Povidone-Iodine; D011205:Povidone