NCT02286479

Comparison of Loop and Primary Incision&Drainage Techniques in the Emergency Department

Comparison of Loop Drainage and Primary Incision and Drainage Techniques in Patients With Cutaneous Abscess in the Emergency Department

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kocaeli University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Skin abscesses are among the most common soft tissue infections cause emergency room visits frequently. Management of abscess drainage and prevent further complications are important entities for emergency physicians. Historically primary incision and drainage (I\&D) technique has found very effective method of abscess drainage, however a novel technique loop drainage holds promising. The purpose of our study is comparison efficacy of I\&D and loop drainage techniques in patients with cutaneous abscess.

Conditions

• Skin Abscess

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Incision and Drainage	In the incision and drainage group, the abscesses are incised, irrigated by sterile solutions and drained conventionally.
PROCEDURE	Loop drainage	In the loop drainage group, two small incision are made on each side of abscess. The pus are drained and septations are seperated by a forceps. Abscess cavitary irrigated by sterile solution. Sterile, non-powder, non-latex surgical gloves cuff is inserted in one incision and taken out from the other insicion. Then two tips of cuff are tied loosely.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-10-01
• Primary completion: 2016-08-01
• Completion: 2016-08-01
• First posted: 2014-11-07
• Last updated: 2016-08-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)