Abstract
The standard treatment of cutaneous abscesses in the emergency department is incision and drainage (I&D). The purpose of this investigation is to determine the feasibility of using a povodine-iodine topical antiseptic solution (PVP-I) as a clinical adjunct in the treatment of superficial skin abscesses after I&D, and the data is related to “Pilot Study to Evaluate the Adjunct Use of a Povidone-Iodine Topical Antiseptic in Patients with Soft Tissue Abscesses” [Olson et al., 2019].The data aims to determine if the daily application of PVP-I in the wound cavity and as an antiseptic hand wash would confer any benefit over I&D alone. The primary outcome was clinical cure 7–10 days after I&D. The secondary outcomes were rate of new abscess development and spread of infection in household contacts (HC) within 30 days.
Highlights
The standard treatment of cutaneous abscesses in the emergency department is incision and drainage (I&D). The purpose of this investigation is to determine the feasibility of using a povodineiodine topical antiseptic solution (PVP-I) as a clinical adjunct in the treatment of superficial skin abscesses after I&D, and the data is related to “Pilot Study to Evaluate the Adjunct Use of a PovidoneIodine Topical Antiseptic in Patients with Soft Tissue Abscesses” [Olson et al, 2019]
The data aims to determine if the daily application of PVP-I in the wound cavity and as an antiseptic hand wash would confer any benefit over I&D alone
Patients randomized to PVP-I had the abscess cavity and surrounding skin gently painted with the PVP-I solution with a cotton tip applicator
Summary
Related research Olson A, Rosenblatt L, Salerno N. et al, Pilot Study to Evaluate the Adjunct Use of a Povidonearticle. The data in this article is important to future researchers and the scientific community to determine if a clinical benefit or harm exists This provides pilot data to determine baseline healing rates and treatment failure rates to power a large study. The results of this data can be used as benchmarking data for future collaborative research and to estimate sample size analyses for larger studies. A pilot study was carried out, including a randomized controlled trial of adult patients with an uncomplicated skin abscess. Patients randomized to standard treatment were instructed on hand washing with soap and water and wound care with dressing changes. Patients were allocated to each arm after opening sequentially numbered, sealed envelopes
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