The Treatment of Cutaneous Abscesses: Comparison of Emergency Medicine Providers' Practice Patterns

The Treatment of Cutaneous Abscesses: Comparison of Emergency Medicine Providers' Practice Patterns

AbstractObjectives: Cutaneous abscesses are commonly treated in the emergency department (ED). Although incision and drainage (I&D) remains the standard treatment, there is little high quality evidence to support additional interventions such as pain control, type of incision, and use of irrigat...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schmitz, Gillian R, Goodwin, Tress, Singer, Adam, Kessler, Chad S, Bruner, David, Larrabee, Hollynn, May, Larissa, Luber, Samuel D, Williams, Justin, Bhat, Rahul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2013-02-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Abscess
incision and drainage
MRSA
guidelines
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/76x7z0hw#

Internet

http://escholarship.org/uc/item/76x7z0hw#

Similar Items