RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT02822768
Packing Versus no Packing for Cutaneous Abscess
Is Routine Packing of Cutaneous Abscesses Necessary?
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Enrollment
196 participants
Start Date
Aug 1, 2016
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
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.
Eligibility
Min Age: 18 Years
Inclusion Criteria3
- All patients 18 years of age and above
- Patients that require a cutaneous abscess incision and drainage
- English-speaking subjects only
Exclusion Criteria7
- Unable to return for 48-hour follow-up.
- Patients being admitted to the hospital or going to the operating room for incision and drainage
- Pregnant patients
- Patients less than 18 years of age
- Prisoners or persons in police custody
- Patients with infected bursa
- Non-English speaking subjects
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Interventions
PROCEDUREPacking
The patient will receive packing as part of their wound care
OTHERNo packing
The patient will not receive packing as part of their wound care
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NCT02822768