Department of Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook University ... While there is general agreement that abscesses should be treated with incision and drainage, it is unclear whether systemic antibiotics ...

Lymphatic drainage massage can offer several benefits, including: Reduced swelling: Helps alleviate edema (aka swelling) and ...

This helps doctors choose the best treatment. A doctor might think ... do anything special to prepare your child for a wound drainage culture. But tell the doctor about any antibiotics or other ...

Drainage of the mucus causes your nose to ... They're less effective on day three or later. The best medicine for a cough ...

The best treatment for any abscess or collection of pus is to drain the same with a liberal incision with dependent drainage. Once an abscess reaches the stage of collection of purulent material ...

Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine ... 30 patients received pigtail drainage combined with antituberculosis (TB) drug treatment and 31 received only anti-TB drugs. Outcome ...

Currently, at least 3 major forms of therapy are available: percutaneous drainage, surgical intervention, and endoscopic drainage. Controversy exists concerning which of these techniques should be ...