| Treatment of acute abscesses in the casualty department. | |
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PMID: 6805714 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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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. |
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Authors:
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M H Simms; F Curran; R A Johnson; J Oates; J C Givel; R Chabloz; J ALexander-Williams |
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Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial |
Journal Detail:
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Title: British medical journal (Clinical research ed.) Volume: 284 ISSN: 0267-0623 ISO Abbreviation: Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) Publication Date: 1982 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1982-08-14 Completed Date: 1982-08-14 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8302911 Medline TA: Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1827-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Abscess
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surgery* Adolescent Adult Aged Child Clinical Trials as Topic Drainage Emergency Service, Hospital Female Humans Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Random Allocation Skin Diseases / surgery* Sutures Wound Healing |
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