Surgery Definition - What is an abscess?
Surgery Definition - What is an abscess?
Abscess is the collection of the pus. Immunodeficient states such as AIDS,chemotherapy and diabetes or in intravenous drug user. Abscess may present with signs of inflammation such as rubor or redness, calor or heat, dolor or pain, tumor or swelling and function lasea or loss of function. Patient may also present with general symptoms of swinging pyrexia and rigors. The treatment of abscess may include incision and drainage. An incision such as elliptical or cruciform is made at the site of pointing (or site of maximal fluctuance which represent point of lack of resistance for discharge of the purulent. The pus will be evacuated. All the pocket of pus or loculations will be broken down with curette or digitally. Betadine or saline solution is considered to irrigate the site. The cavity is packed with ribbon gauze or kaltostat which keep the cavity open and allow granulation to occur from the bottom up.
In general there are skin abscess, pilonidal abscess, anorectal abscess, breast abscess, pelvic abscess, subphrenic abscess, subhepatic abscess, pancreatic abscess, tuberculous, pleural empyema, lung abscess, renal abscess and empyema of the gallbladder.
Abscess is the collection of the pus. Immunodeficient states such as AIDS,chemotherapy and diabetes or in intravenous drug user. Abscess may present with signs of inflammation such as rubor or redness, calor or heat, dolor or pain, tumor or swelling and function lasea or loss of function. Patient may also present with general symptoms of swinging pyrexia and rigors. The treatment of abscess may include incision and drainage. An incision such as elliptical or cruciform is made at the site of pointing (or site of maximal fluctuance which represent point of lack of resistance for discharge of the purulent. The pus will be evacuated. All the pocket of pus or loculations will be broken down with curette or digitally. Betadine or saline solution is considered to irrigate the site. The cavity is packed with ribbon gauze or kaltostat which keep the cavity open and allow granulation to occur from the bottom up.
In general there are skin abscess, pilonidal abscess, anorectal abscess, breast abscess, pelvic abscess, subphrenic abscess, subhepatic abscess, pancreatic abscess, tuberculous, pleural empyema, lung abscess, renal abscess and empyema of the gallbladder.
