title: Developments in the care of patients who require surgery for an abscess.
abstract: This is the first of a series of three articles which won the Alison Bell Writer's Award this year. Jill Biggins won first prize for this article which looks at a way of improving the patient's experience of day surgery. The Writer's Award is sponsored by NATN and Regent Medical.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Colorectal Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biggins
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D019091:Critical Pathways; D004322:Drainage / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D018579:Patient Selection; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012308:Risk Management; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*