Routine packing of simple cutaneous abscesses is painful and probably unnecessary

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In this pilot study, not packing simple cutaneous abscesses did not result in any increased morbidity, and patients reported less pain and used fewer pain medications than packed patients.
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Authors O'Malley GF;Dominici P;Giraldo P;Aguilera E;Verma M;Lares C;Burger P;Williams E;;
Journal Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Year 2009
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19388915
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pain National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine treatment outcome female male Prospective Studies Randomized Controlled Trial anti-infective agents / therapeutic use trimethoprim hospital drainage pain measurement single-blind method emergency service pmid:19388915 doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00409.x gerald f o'malley paul dominici edwin williams abscess / therapy* analgesics non-narcotic / therapeutic use ibuprofen / therapeutic use narcotics / therapeutic use postoperative / therapy* skin diseases / therapy* sulfamethoxazole drug combination / therapeutic use

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