Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Collections: Will a novel clinical approach bring an infected skin/soft tissue abscess to resolution compared with the traditional method of aggressive surgical intervention?

Stout, Liam

Abstract

SPARC 2022 Poster Number 12



Skin, and soft tissue infections (SSTI’s) are a common complaint, accounting for 7% to 10% of all acute infective hospitalisations in the United Kingdom (Ki and Rostein., 2008).

The historic SSTI surgical management practice of incision and drainage (Pastorino & Tavarez., 2021) has long been associated with chronic pain, poor wound healing, poor aesthetics, and prolonged recovery through painful packing of the resulting wound (Hammond et al., 2018; Hussain et al., 2012). Such invasive treatment often requires general anaesthesia, acute operating time, and surgical bed space at a substantial holistic cost to the NHS, including, an £8.3 billion wound care burden (Hayward et al., 2008; Guest et al,. 2020). During the Covid-19 pandemic, traditional management practices became increasingly challenging to maintain (Al-Jabir., 2020).

This research will design and develop an innovative medical device which will facilitate a new, minimal access SSTI treatment approach, under local anaesthetic, without the need for a large direct incision or wound packing. The device will allow for the removal of the infective source, SSTI cavity cleaning, and implantation of an innovative mode of action, through a small single access point.

This novel practice will not require general anaesthetic, operating rooms, or admission to a surgical bed. The intended effects of the device will resolve infection, provide faster recovery times, and improve patient experiences of pain and aesthetic satisfaction. 

• Online Publication Date: Jun 30, 2022
• Publication Date: Jun 30, 2022
• Deposit Date: Jan 23, 2025
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.17866/rd.salford.20161910.v1
• Publisher URL: https://salford.figshare.com/articles/poster/Purulent_Skin_and_Soft_Tissue_Collections_Will_a_novel_clinical_approach_bring_an_infected_skin_soft_tissue_abscess_to_resolution_compared_with_the_traditional_method_of_aggressive_surgical_intervention_/201619
• Collection Date: Jun 30, 2022