Soft Tissue Abscess: Update Course 2015

Space: StayCurrentMD Published: 2017-07-06

Topic overview

During the 3rd Annual Stay Current in Pediatric Surgery Update Course in 2015, Dr. Nicholas Bruns leads the discussion on management of soft tissue abscess. Topics discussed include management in the emergency room versus operating room, conscious sedation versus anesthesia, packing versus wick versus vessel loop, need for admission after drainage, and post-procedural antibiotics.

Keywords

abscess incision and drainage emergency department sedation cost savings cellulitis intravenous antibiotics leukocytosis treatment failure readmission febrile retrospective review pediatric care outpatient procedure patient management clinical guidelines infection control wound packing vessel loop

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#AbscessManagement #IncisionAndDrainage #EmergencyMedicine #PediatricInfection #Sedation #CostEffectiveness #Cellulitis #IntravenousAntibiotics #Leukocytosis #TreatmentFailure #ReadmissionRates #ClinicalGuidelines #WoundCare #PediatricEmergency #InfectionControl #PatientSafety #OutpatientCare #HealthcareCosts #ClinicalOutcomes #EmergencyDepartment

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