Table 3.
Surgical management of cutaneous abscesses (total responses (percentage)).
| Response | Skin and soft tissue abscesses that need drainage - culture and antibiotic treatment: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pus swabs are routinely taken? | I or another member of the team “chase” the results of the pus swab | Pus swabs are important for the treatment of soft tissue abscesses? | How often are pre-operative antibiotics administered? | How often are intra-operative antibiotics administered? | How often are post-operative IV antibiotics administered? | How often are post-operative oral antibiotics administered? | |
| Always | 23 (37.70%) | 8 (13.11%) | 5 (8.20%) | 0 (0.00%) | 5 (8.20%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (1.64%) |
| Usually | 25 (40.98%) | 13 (21.31%) | 9 (14.75%) | 8 (13.11%) | 7 (11.48%) | 3 (4.92%) | 6 (9.84%) |
| Sometimes | 3 (4.92%) | 13 (21.31%) | 17 (27.87%) | 21 (34.43%) | 14 (22.95%) | 18 (29.51%) | 24 (39.34%) |
| Rarely | 9 (14.75%) | 21 (34.43%) | 25 (40.98%) | 31 (50.82%) | 33 (54.10%) | 40 (65.57%) | 27 (44.26%) |
| Never | 1 (1.64%) | 6 (9.84%) | 5 (8.20%) | 1 (1.64%) | 2 (3.28%) | 0 (0.00%) | 3 (4.92%) |
| No response | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |