59. Urinary tract infection in children after cardiac surgery: Incidence, risk factors and outcome

Urinary tract infection (UTI) can prolong hospitalization, and increase morbidity. Catheter associated UTI (CAUTI) is a major cause of UTI. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence, risk factors, etiology and outcome of UTI in postoperative cardiac children. Methods: This is retrospective cohort study. All post-operative patients admitted to PCICU during 2012 were included. Patients were divided into: group (1) Patients who developed and group (2) patients who did not develop UTI. The two groups were compared for demographic and other variable predictors for UTI. Results: 413 post-cardiac surgical children were included. Group 1 had 29 patients (7%) all had CAUTI. Foley catheter utilization ratio was 44%. CAUTI density rate was 18 per 1000 catheter days. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that risk factors for developing UTI were: duration of Foley (P