Packing Versus no Packing for Cutaneous Abscess

Description

The goal of this study is to examine patients undergoing incision and drainage of cutaneous abscesses to determine if routine packing of the abscess cavity affects the need for further interventions such as repeat incision and drainage, antibiotic administration or hospital admission.

Conditions

Cutaneous Abscess

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Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this study is to examine patients undergoing incision and drainage of cutaneous abscesses to determine if routine packing of the abscess cavity affects the need for further interventions such as repeat incision and drainage, antibiotic administration or hospital admission.

Is Routine Packing of Cutaneous Abscesses Necessary?

Packing Versus no Packing for Cutaneous Abscess

Condition
Cutaneous Abscess
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Fresno

Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, California, United States, 93701

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. All patients 18 years of age and above
  • 2. Patients that require a cutaneous abscess incision and drainage
  • 3. English-speaking subjects only
  • 1. Unable to return for 48-hour follow-up.
  • 2. Patients being admitted to the hospital or going to the operating room for incision and drainage
  • 3. Pregnant patients
  • 4. Patients less than 18 years of age
  • 5. Prisoners or persons in police custody
  • 6. Patients with infected bursa
  • 7. Non-English speaking subjects

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of California, San Francisco,

Michael Darracq, MD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, UCSF - Fresno

Study Record Dates

2024-04