Breast Infection
Conditions
Brief summary
Conventional techniques for treatment of breast abscess, such as incision and drainage/percutaneous drainage, have disadvantages. Bedside Mini-Incision and Self-Express (MISE) is a novel technique for breast abscess. The outcomes of MISE were compared to the conventional techniques.
Detailed description
outcomes such as recovery time, duration of antibiotics use etc will be compared between the various groups of intervention.
Interventions
PROCEDUREBedside Mini-Incision and Self-Express (MISE)
To perform bedside mini incision and encourage patients to self express the pus following the intervention
Sponsors
KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with a pathologically confirmed breast abscess and * presenting at KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
Exclusion criteria
Patients with: * mastitis * granulomatous mastitis * breast fillers with infection * ruptured abscess prior to intervention * other interventions or bilateral breast infection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| recovery time | from diagnosis to date of documented recovery defined as resolution of abscess, assessed up to 2 years | recovery time for the abscess to resolve |
Countries
Singapore
Outcome results
None listed