Abscess
Conditions
Keywords
soft tissue infection, MRSA
Brief summary
This prospective, randomized controlled trial enrolled a convenience sample of adults and children presenting to two Level 1 trauma centers over 12-months with subcutaneous skin abscesses necessitating drainage. Two methods of drainage were compared: 1) the LOOP technique or 2) standard packing technique.
Detailed description
This prospective, randomized controlled trial enrolled a convenience sample of adults and children presenting to two Level 1 trauma centers over 12-months with subcutaneous skin abscesses necessitating drainage. Patients were excluded if the abscess was on the hand, foot, or face or if it required admission or operative intervention. Patients were followed over 10 days to determine the primary outcome of treatment failure defined by need for admission, IV antibiotics, or repeat drainage within 10-day follow-up. The secondary outcomes included ease of procedure, ease of care, pain after insertion and patient satisfaction using a 10-point numeric rating.
Interventions
PROCEDURELOOP Technique
Placement of subcutaneous loop drain
PROCEDUREStandard incision and drainage
Incise and drain with placement of packing
Sponsors
Orlando Regional Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Subcutaneous skin abscesses necessitating drainage
Exclusion criteria
* Abscess was on the hand, foot, or face * Requiring admission or operative intervention
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment Failure | 10 Days | Need for admission, IV antibiotics, or repeat drainage within 10-day follow-up derived from descriptive nature |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Procedure Pain | At time of procedure | Procedure Pain using Likert scale 1-10 |
| Ease of procedure | At time of procedure | Ease of procedure using Likert 1-10 scale |
| Ease of care | During 10 days | Ease of care using 1-10 Likert scale |
| Pain on follow-up | 10 days | Pain on follow-up using 1-10 Likert scale |
| Patient satisfaction | During 10 days | Patient satisfaction using Patient derived Likert scale |
Outcome results
None listed