Loop Drainage Is Noninferior to Traditional Incision and Drainage of Cutaneous Abscesses in the Emergency Department.

Elissa M Schechter-Perkins Kristin H Dwyer Anish Amin Matthew D Tyler James Liu Kerrie P Nelson Patricia M Mitchell

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2020)

Our study provides evidence that LD is noninferior to I&D in achieving complete abscess resolution at 14 days and is associated with fewer return ED visits and fewer complications. This makes it an attractive alternative treatment option for abscesses.

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