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Loop Drainage Technique vs. Conventional Incision and Drainage for Management of Skin and Soft Tissue
Abscesses: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Author(s):
Abdullah Saud Alsayed*, Abdulellah Ibrahim Al homoudi, Yasser Zaid Alkhalaf, Abdulaziz Mohammed Alomaysh, Naif Mohammed Aleid, Saud Abdulrahman Alzahrani, Yousef Hamoud Almutairi and Mshari Ahmed Othman Alassaf
Background: The loop approach is an alternative to packing that does not require large incisions can be used in both small and big abscesses, preventing premature closure and fostering prolonged drainage in the same way as packing does. Aim: This work aims to determine the efficacy and safety of the Loop Drainage Technique (LDT) versus Conventional Incision and Drainage (CID) for the management of skin and soft tissue abscesses. Materials & Methods: A systematic search was performed over different medical databases to identify general surgery studies, which studied the outcome of the LDT group versus the CID group of skin and soft tissue abscesses patients. We conducted a meta-analysis process on the overall failure rate as a primary outcome (failure is defined as the need for repeat incision and drainage, intravenous antibiotics,.. Read More»
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