Titre
Treatment of acute abscesses in the casualty department
Type
article
Institution
UNIL/CHUV/Unisanté + institutions partenaires
Auteur(s)
Simms, M. H.
Auteure/Auteur
Curran, F.
Auteure/Auteur
Johnson, R. A.
Auteure/Auteur
Oates, J.
Auteure/Auteur
Givel, J. C.
Auteure/Auteur
Chabloz, R.
Auteure/Auteur
J, A. Lexander-Williams
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
Liens vers les unités
ISSN
0267-0623
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
1982-06
Volume
284
Numéro
6332
Première page
1827
Dernière page/numéro d’article
9
Notes
Clinical Trial
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial --- Old month value: Jun 19
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial --- Old month value: Jun 19
Résumé
In the treatment of acute pyogenic soft-tissue abscess incision, curettage, and primary suture was compared with incision and drainage alone in a randomised prospective trial. Operations were performed under antibiotic cover by casualty officers, and patients were reviewed by an independent observer in a septic dressing clinic. Altogether 114 patients were studied, of whom 54 were treated by curettage and primary suture and 60 by simple drainage. The mean healing time was 8.9 days in those treated by primary suture and 7.8 days in those treated by simple drainage (p less than 0.05). Primary healing failed to occur in 19 (35%) of the sutured wounds, but there were no other complications in either group. It is concluded that incision and drainage alone is adequate treatment for acute soft-tissue abscess.
Sujets
PID Serval
serval:BIB_192F6DE884F0
PMID
Open Access
Oui
Date de création
2008-01-28T07:56:52.642Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-20T17:42:33Z