Acta Chir Scand. 1987 Nov-Dec;153(11-12):659-60.

Linear incision and curettage vs. deroofing and drainage in subcutaneous abscess. A randomized clinical trial.

Sørensen C, Hjortrup A, Moesgaard F, Lykkegaard-Nielsen M.

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Surgical Department A, Sundby Hospital, Denmark.

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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.

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