Gentamicin Bladder Instillation on CAUTI

Description

Urinary tract infections in catheterized patients is an unacceptable complication and has been termed a 'never event' by the Center for Medicare \& Medicaid Services (CMS); however there is not consensus among clinicians on how to best prevent CAUTIs. We propose a prospective randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of prophylactic gentamicin bladder irrigation in elimination of CAUTIs.

Conditions

Catheter Infection

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Urinary tract infections in catheterized patients is an unacceptable complication and has been termed a 'never event' by the Center for Medicare \& Medicaid Services (CMS); however there is not consensus among clinicians on how to best prevent CAUTIs. We propose a prospective randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of prophylactic gentamicin bladder irrigation in elimination of CAUTIs.

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Gentamicin Bladder Instillation on CAUTI

Gentamicin Bladder Instillation on CAUTI

Condition
Catheter Infection
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Phoenix

St. Jpseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85013

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. age greater than 18
  • 2. admitted with a trauma, surgical, or neuro-critical care diagnosis
  • 3. indwelling foley catheter in place
  • 1. Documented positive UA or Urine Culture within the past 7 days or upon admission
  • 2. Traumatic bladder injury
  • 3. Gross hematuria
  • 4. Chronic indwelling urethral or chronic suprapubic foley catheter
  • 5. allergy to gentamicin or similar aminoglycosides

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix,

Hahn Soe-Lin, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix

Study Record Dates

2026-10-08