A trial on same day discharge after drainage of abscesses

• Conditions: abscess; Infection - Other infectious diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000890437
• Lead Sponsor: ogan Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-07-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Adult population with an abscess (perianal, pilonidal and/or cutaneous) and presented to Logan Hospital emergency

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will be excluded if they:

Were determined by the treating surgeon that they have systemic inflammatory response and not suitable for early discharge.

Have other reasons that patients need to remain as in-patients, determined during the admission process.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Outcome: re-admission<br><br>Re-admission is defined by<br>*Patient return to hospital emergency to receive further care related to the abscess or the drainage procedure.<br><br>This outcome is assessed by the patient returned to hospital, in which the team responsible to the trial will be contacted since it is the treating team. Patients will also be phoned at 30 days post-discharge to assess whether they have presented to other hospitals.<br>[30 days post abscess drainage procedure]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
complication encountered according to the scale of Clavien-Dindo classification of surgical complications[30 days post abscess drainage procedure];length of stay - total length of stay in hospital. Data collected via hospital system (eRecord, ERIC)[will collect the LOS data at 30 days post abscess drainage procedure];theatre start time, Data collected via hospital system (ORMIS)[will collect the LOS data at 30 days post abscess drainage procedure]