To determine the efficacy of image-guided drainage versus antibiotic-only treatment of pelvic abscesses.Retrospective cohort analysis.An academic, inner-city medical center.Women ages 11-49, admitted between 1998 and 2008 with ICD9 code 614.x (inflammatory diseases of ovary, fallopian tube, pelvic...
Patients with ICD-9 codes for skin abscesses from January to December 2007 were identified. Over 900 charts were reviewed by three different emergency physicians using a standard data extraction form. Inter-rater reliability of extraction was assessed in 100% of charts. Inclusion criteria were ...
Patients with ICD-9 codes for skin abscesses from January to December 2007 were identified. Over 900 charts were reviewed by three different emergency physicians using a standard data extraction form. Inter-rater reliability of extraction was assessed in 100% of charts. Inclusion criteria were ...
This retrospective study used ICD-9 codes to identify pediatric patients aged 0 to 17 years with a skin abscess presenting to a level I pediatric trauma emergency department (ED). Patients requiring surgical debridement were excluded; as were patients with abscesses on the face, scalp, hands or...