Comparison of Suturing and Packing of Drained Abscesses
- Conditions
- Cutanoeus Abscesses
- Registration Number
- NCT00465049
- Lead Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
- Brief Summary
The standard treatment for skin abscesses in drainage followed by packing to prevent premature closure and reaccumulation of pus. Studies from the 1950s and later conducted outside of the US suggest that when drained abscesses are drained and sutured closed they actually heal faster without complications. The current study compares the time to healing and scar formation when drained abscesses are packed or sutured.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
- Non complicated abscesses
- Fever,
- Immunocompromise,
- Cellulitis,
- Perianal and
- Pilonidal abscesses
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Days to healing. 1 week
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Need for subsequent drainage, scar appearance. 1 week
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Stony Brook University Hospital
🇺🇸Stony Brook, New York, United States
Stony Brook University Hospital🇺🇸Stony Brook, New York, United States