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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Skin Abscess
• Interventions: Procedure: Loop drainage; Procedure: Incision and Drainage

• Registration Number: NCT02286479
• Lead Sponsor: Kocaeli University

Brief 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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-10
• Study First Submitted: 2014-11-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-11-06
• Study First Posted: 2014-11-07
• Status Verified: 2016-08
• Primary Completion: 2016-08
• Study Completion: 2016-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-12
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult patients presenting to Kocaeli University Emergency Department with cutaneous abscess.
• Providing written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Under 18 years of age.
• Immunosuppressive patients.
• Using medications have effects on wound healing.
• Abscess is not recognizable by bedside ultrasound.
• Lidocaine allergy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Loop drainage	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.
Incision and Drainage	Incision and Drainage	In the incision and drainage group, the abscesses are incised, irrigated by sterile solutions and drained conventionally.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Abscess Resolution	7 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Procedure Time	intraoperative

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kocaeli University Medical Faculty Emergency Medicine Department; 🇹🇷 Kocaeli, Turkey