Incision and drainage
| Incision and drainage | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Clinical lancing |
| Drainage (medical) | |
|---|---|
| ICD-10-PCS | 0?9 |
| MeSH | D004322 |
Incision and drainage (I&D), also known as clinical lancing, are minor
paranasal sinus. It is performed by treating the area with an antiseptic, such as iodine-based solution, and then making a small incision to puncture the skin using a sterile instrument such as a sharp needle or a pointed scalpel
. This allows the pus to escape by draining out through the incision.
Good medical practice for large abdominal abscesses requires insertion of a drainage tube, preceded by insertion of a peripherally inserted central catheter line to enable readiness of treatment for possible septic shock.
Adjunct antibiotics
Uncomplicated cutaneous abscesses do not need antibiotics after successful drainage.[1][2][3]
In incisional abscesses
For
sutures.[4]