Clinical Trial: Evaluating Nine-Year Sustainability After Implementing Evidence-Based Practices to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections and Overfilling of the Bladder in Patients with Hip Fracture

U.S., March 26 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06893562) titled 'Evaluating Nine-Year Sustainability After Implementing Evidence-Based Practices to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections and Overfilling of the Bladder in Patients with Hip Fracture' on March 11.

Brief Summary: This study focuses on evaluating the long-term sustainability of a urinary catheter care bundle designed to prevent urinary tract infections and bladder distension in patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures. The intervention, which included two key innovations-a urinary catheter certificate and a nurse-driven urinary catheter protocol, was implemented between 2015 and 2020 and successfully reduced urinary tract infections a...