Tagged ‘Incision and Drainage’

Journal Review

Utility of Adjunct Antibiotics After I+D – Systematic Review + Meta-Analysis

Filed Under: Tags: , , , June 21st, 2018 Leave a Comment

Skin and soft tissue abscesses are a common emergency department (ED) presentation. The approach to management has changed little in recent decades: incision and drainage (I+D) and then discharge home with follow up.
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Journal Review

Antibiotics in the Treatment of Smaller Abscesses

Filed Under: Tags: , , September 14th, 2017 Leave a Comment

Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), specifically skin abscesses, are an increasingly common cause for emergency department (ED) visits. Many of these are uncomplicated and are treated in the ED with incision and drainage (I&D) and then discharged.
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