Method for decreasing catheter-associated bacteriuria
OwnerEric A. Washingtoninventor
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Abstract
A method for reducing the incidence of urinary tract infection in a patient having an indwelling catheter, through the use of a weak acidic solution to treat the catheter drainage bag used by the patient. More particularly, the method decreases catheter-associated bacteriuria in a catheterized patient by the steps of instilling a sterile acetic acid solution (e.g., distilled vinegar) into the catheter drainage bag, dispersing the solution in the bag, and then draining the solution from the bag prior to resuming flow of urine from the patient into the bag.
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A method for decreasing catheter-associated bacteriuria in a catheterized patient, the method comprising the steps of:
- instilling a sterile acetic acid solution into a catheter drainage bag;
- dispersing the solution in the bag;
- draining the solution from the bag;
- and then
- allowing urine to flow from the catheterized patient through a catheter and into the bag.
A method for decreasing catheter-associated bacteriuria in a patient having an indwelling urethral catheter, the method comprising the steps of:
- emptying a catheter drainage bag fluidically connected to the catheter;
- clamping a portion of the catheter to prevent any contents of the bag from entering a distal segment of the catheter;
- cleansing a proximal port located between the portion of the catheter and the bag;
- injecting a sterile distilled vinegar into the bag through the proximal port, the vinegar being injected in an amount effective to decrease bacterial growth and/or colonization in the bag;
- dispersing the vinegar in the bag;
- draining the vinegar from the bag;
- unclamping the portion of the catheter, and then
- placing the bag in a dependent position to receive urine through the catheter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.