Packing Versus no Packing for Cutaneous Abscess
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Skin and Soft Tissue Infections |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Dermatology / Plastic Surgery |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 10/13/2018 |
| Start Date: | August 2016 |
| End Date: | August 2021 |
| Contact: | Michael Darracq, MD, MPH |
| Email: | mdarracq@fresno.ucsf.edu |
| Phone: | 559-499-6440 |
Is Routine Packing of Cutaneous Abscesses Necessary?
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.
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.
Study protocol:
1. Identification of a patient with a cutaneous abscess requiring incision and drainage
2. Written consent obtained from the patient
3. Study materials will be obtained
- Enrolling physician fills out pre-procedure information (see data sheet)
- Enrollment data sheet has instructions indicating whether patient is to receive
packing or not
- Use of random number generator to randomize all packets
- Provider does abscess incision and drainage with or without packing according to
the instructions
- Enrolling physician fills out post-procedure information (see data sheet)
- Patient returns within 48 hours for wound check with removal of packing if
performed
- Research coordinator or study physician calls the patient within 14 and 30 days
after the procedure for follow-up
- Information from a return visit and/or the telephone follow-up
1. Identification of a patient with a cutaneous abscess requiring incision and drainage
2. Written consent obtained from the patient
3. Study materials will be obtained
- Enrolling physician fills out pre-procedure information (see data sheet)
- Enrollment data sheet has instructions indicating whether patient is to receive
packing or not
- Use of random number generator to randomize all packets
- Provider does abscess incision and drainage with or without packing according to
the instructions
- Enrolling physician fills out post-procedure information (see data sheet)
- Patient returns within 48 hours for wound check with removal of packing if
performed
- Research coordinator or study physician calls the patient within 14 and 30 days
after the procedure for follow-up
- Information from a return visit and/or the telephone follow-up
Inclusion Criteria:
1. All patients 18 years of age and above
2. Patients that require a cutaneous abscess incision and drainage
3. English-speaking subjects only
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Unable to return for 48-hour follow-up.
2. Patients being admitted to the hospital or going to the operating room for incision
and drainage
3. Pregnant patients
4. Patients less than 18 years of age
5. Prisoners or persons in police custody
6. Patients with infected bursa
7. Non-English speaking subjects
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