Risk Factors of Hospital Acquired Urinary System Infection in Neurology ICU and Emergency ICU / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To study the risk factors of hospital acquired urinary system infection in neurology ICU(NICU) and emergency ICU(EICU).METHODS The general character,score of APACHE Ⅱ and the time length of urethral catheterization of the 502 NICU and EICU patients were enrolled in our study.Then the relativity of the risk factors and hospital acquired urinary system infection were investigated.RESULTS Urethral catheterization increased the chances of hospital acquired urinary system infection and there were more chances with the long time.CONCLUSIONS In order to decrease the rate of hospital acquired urinary system infection we must strictly grasp the indication of urethral catheterization and pull out the urethral catheter as early as possible.