Outcomes of a Novel Technique of Mini- Incision and Self-Express (MISE) for Breast Abscess

N/AUnknownNCT05762016

KK Women's and Children's Hospital30 enrolled

Overview

Conventional techniques for treatment of breast abscess, such as incision and drainage/percutaneous drainage, have disadvantages. Bedside Mini-Incision and Self-Express (MISE) is a novel technique for breast abscess. The outcomes of MISE were compared to the conventional techniques.

outcomes such as recovery time, duration of antibiotics use etc will be compared between the various groups of intervention.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Breast Infection

Interventions

Bedside Mini-Incision and Self-Express (MISE)PROCEDURE

To perform bedside mini incision and encourage patients to self express the pus following the intervention

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with a pathologically confirmed breast abscess and * presenting at KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore Exclusion Criteria: Patients with: * mastitis * granulomatous mastitis * breast fillers with infection * ruptured abscess prior to intervention * other interventions or bilateral breast infection

Locations (1)

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Singapore, Singapore

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

recovery time

recovery time for the abscess to resolve

Time frame: from diagnosis to date of documented recovery defined as resolution of abscess, assessed up to 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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