Early urinary tract infection after spinal cord injury: a retrospective inpatient cohort study

LM Goodes; GK King; A Rea; K Murray; P Boan; A Watts; J Bardsley; C Hartshorn; J Thavaseelan; M Rawlins; JA Brock; SA Dunlop

Journal article

Early urinary tract infection after spinal cord injury: a retrospective inpatient cohort study

LM Goodes, GK King, A Rea, K Murray, P Boan, A Watts, J Bardsley, C Hartshorn, J Thavaseelan, M Rawlins, JA Brock, SA Dunlop

Spinal Cord | SPRINGERNATURE | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1038/s41393-019-0337-6

Abstract

Study design: Retrospective audit. Objectives: Examine factors associated with urinary tract infection (UTI), UTI incidence and impact on hospital length of stay (LOS) in new, inpatient adult traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting: Western Australian Hospitals managing SCI patients. Methods: Data on UTIs, bladder management and LOS were obtained from hospital databases and medical records over 26 months. Adherence to staff-administered intermittent catheterisation (staff-IC) was determined from fluid balance charts. Results: Across the cohort (n = 70) UTI rate was 1.1 starts/100 days; UTI by multi-resistant organisms 0.1/100 days. Having ≥1 UTIs compared with none and longer duration of..

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