Outcomes of a Novel Technique of Mini- Incision and Self-Express (MISE) for Breast Abscess

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Breast Infection

Treatments: Procedure: Bedside Mini-Incision and Self-Express (MISE)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05762016

CIRB Ref:2021/2634

Details and patient eligibility

About

Conventional techniques for treatment of breast abscess, such as incision and drainage/percutaneous drainage, have disadvantages. Bedside Mini-Incision and Self-Express (MISE) is a novel technique for breast abscess. The outcomes of MISE were compared to the conventional techniques.

Full description

outcomes such as recovery time, duration of antibiotics use etc will be compared between the various groups of intervention.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a pathologically confirmed breast abscess and
• presenting at KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore

Exclusion Criteria: Patients with:

• mastitis
• granulomatous mastitis
• breast fillers with infection
• ruptured abscess prior to intervention
• other interventions or bilateral breast infection

Trial design

30 participants in 3 patient groups

incision and drainage group

Description:

patients with breast abscess who undergo incision and drainage

percutaneous drainage group

Description:

patients with breast abscess who undergo percutaneous drainage

MISE group

Description:

patients with breast abscess who undergo MISE

Treatment:

Procedure: Bedside Mini-Incision and Self-Express (MISE)