An abscess is a simple collection of necrotic tissue in a liquefied status; most often infected (with purulent material-pus). Apart from the local symptoms of pain, swelling, redness and ...

Drainage of Quincy (peritonsillar abscess and abscess of oropharynx and retropharynx) must be done with adequate precautions and ensuring availability of endotracheal tubation, suction and other ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD Pus is a thick yellowish, whitish, or greenish fluid made up of dead white blood ...

Adequate drainage of the abscess cavity is essential for successful medical treatment. One accomplishes postural drainage by inverting the patient with his head to the floor and with the body ...

Liver abscesses are dangerous infections inside the liver that cause fever, pain, and breathing difficulty. Early diagnosis with ultrasound and CT scan, combined with drainage and antibiotics ...

Image-guided drainage of tubo-ovarian abscesses help women avoid surgery, according to a study performed at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass. Tubo-ovarian abscesses are an infected ...

Two hundred and thirty-two patients with tubo-ovarian abscesses (TOAs) were evaluated. Ruptured TOAs were documented in seven (3%) of the patients. One hundred and seventy-five patients with TOAs were ...

Journal Reference: Brian Chinnock, Gregory W. Hendey. Irrigation of Cutaneous Abscesses Does Not Improve Treatment Success. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2015; DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.08.007 ...