title: Linear incision and curettage vs. deroofing and drainage in subcutaneous abscess. A randomized clinical trial.
abstract: Linear incision plus curettage under antibiotic cover was compared with conventional deroofing and drainage of subcutaneous abscess in a randomized study of 50 patients. The median healing time was 9 days following linear incision and curettage and 15 days after deroofing and drainage (p less than 0.05). There was no recurrence of abscess during follow-up for 6 months. Linear incision plus curettage under single-dose antibiotic cover thus proved to be a safe method with significantly shorter healing time than after conventional deroofing an drainage.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Department A, Sundby Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sørensen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hjortrup
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moesgaard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lykkegaard-Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003475:Curettage; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents