Table 6.

Skin and soft tissue abscesses that need drainage – protocols (total responses (percentage)).

Response	Protocols:
	Is there an abscess management protocol in your department?	If yes, does this included guidelines on which abscesses can be treated under general anaesthetic?	Do you have a dedicated list or time slot for abscess incision and drainage in your department	Do you think more abscesses would be drained under local anaesthetic if specific guidelines were available?	Do you think this would have a significant time-saving impact on the emergency list?
No	41 (67.21%)	14 (22.95%)	43 (70.49%)	25 (40.98%)	22 (36.07%)
Yes	19 (31.15%)	9 (14.75%)	15 (24.59%)	10 (16.39%)	20 (32.79%)
Maybe	0 (0.00%)	0 (0.00%)	0 (0.00%)	26 (42.62%)	17 (27.87%)
N/A	0 (0.00%)	31 (50.82%)	0 (0.00%)	0 (0.00%)	0 (0.00%)
No response	1 (1.64%)	7 (11.48%)	3 (4.92%)	0 (0.00%)	2 (3.28%)