Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Challenging the Practice of Incision and Drainage: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To generate a landscape of the current knowledge in the interventional management and outcomes of purulent skin and soft tissue infections.

Design

This study is a scoping review.

Methods

Electronic searches were undertaken using CINAHL, Medline, Cochrane Library, British Nursing Index, Science Direct, the National Health Service knowledge and library hub, ClinicalTrials.gov, and MedNar. The population, concept, context framework, and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews were utilised, supporting a rigorous appraisal and synthesis of literature. Data Sources. The initial search and synthesis of literature were completed in January 2022 with repeat searches completed in March 2022 and July 2023.

SUBMITTER: Stout L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10575745 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature