Clinical trials: Superficial Abscess Packing
Abscess, Skin Diseases, Infectious
Study of Wound Packing After Superficial Skin Abscess Drainage
Superficial skin and soft tissue abscess are frequently managed by opening them up with a procedure called "incision and drainage".
- Conditions
- Abscess, Skin Diseases, Infectious, Boils, Furuncle
- Trial name
- NCT00746109
- Testing
- Wound packing, NoPacking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Superficial Abscess Packing
Abscess Packing Versus Wick Placement After Incision and Drainage
Abscesses or "boils" are becoming more common every year and are a common reason children come to the Emergency Department. For the abscess to heal the skin needs to be opened to let the pus come out.
- Trial name
- NCT01281930
- Testing
- Full packing into abscess cavity, Wick placement into abscess cavity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine