title: The Effects of Bundles on Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There are few studies in the literature from developing countries regarding the rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), which is frequently encountered in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to evaluate the 2-year rates of CAUTI in a PICU where a CAUTI Prevention Bundle was implemented.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was an interventional prospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted with 390 patients in the PICU of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Turkey, from July 2013 to July 2015. The patients were selected based on the diagnostic criteria of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Urinary colonization occurred in 8 (2.2%) patients in the prebundle group and 3 (0.8%) patients in the postbundle group, and contamination occurred in 10 (2.8%) patients in the prebundle group and 6 (1.5%) patients in the postbundle group. The CAUTI incidence and rates were 5.8% and 6.1 per 1000 urinary catheter days and 1.5% and 1.8 per 1000 urinary catheter days prebundle and postbundle, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between the prebundle and postbundle CAUTI rates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings support that clinical nurse specialists in developing countries should consider the use of CAUTI bundles to prevent CAUTIs.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Education Nurse, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Directorate of Nursing Services, Istanbul, Turkey (Dr Sönmez Düzkaya); Associate Professor, Istanbul University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey (Dr Bozkurt); Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey (Dr Uysal); Responsible Nurse, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Istanbul, Turkey (Ms Yakut).
authors.forename: Duygu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sönmez Düzkaya
authors.forename: Gülçin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.forename: Gülzade
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.forename: Tülay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yakut
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D062885:Urinary Catheters; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*