In-Out Catheterization of Young Children with Suspected Urinary Tract Infection: A Retrospective Journal Study
Britt-Mari Gilljam
Marie-Louise Svensson
It
is important that pediatric nurses know that the methods they use are
reliable and the most appropriate for the child’s security and well
being. In-out catheterization is a sterile invasive method to obtain a
urine sample in young children. To confirm this as a reliable method, a
study of medical records from 61 children ages 0 to 24 months with
suspected urinary tract infections (UTIs) was performed. Each child had
produced both a urine sample from an adhesive bag and a urine sample
from in-out catheterization. Dipsticks were taken from both samples;
and the methods were compared with kappa analysis. Cultures were
obtained from the catheter urine. UTI was verified as a growth in the
catheter urine in 32 out of 61 children. Catheterized samples of urine
with 3+ or 4+ of leucocytes all had a growth of bacteria in the
culture. This examination of medical records showed that in-out
catheterization is a reliable method to use to confirm UTIs in children
0 to 24 months.
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