Compare the Outcome of Percutaneous Aspiration with Incisional Drainage for Management of Breast Abscess
Samina Karim, Farrukh Sami, Ahmad Shah, Muhammad Hanif, Abdul Rasheed Zai
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ABSTRACT
Objective: To compare the outcome of percutaneous aspiration with incision drainage for management of breast abscess. Study Design: Comparative study Place and Duration of Study: Department of Surgery Unit-1, Sandeman Provincial Hospital Quetta from 1st October 2020 to 31st March 2021. Methodology: One hundred and ten women age aged between 18-65 years of age were enrolled. Patients details demographics age, weight, height and body mass index were recorded after taking informed written consent. Women had breast abscess were included. Patients were equally divided into two groups, I and II. Group I had 55 patients and received percutaneous aspiration while in group II had 55 patients underwent for incision drainage. Results: Mean age of the patients in group I was 30.11±8.56 years with mean BMI 27.9±18.77kg/m2 while mean age in group II was29.17±9.44 years with mean BMI 28.9±55.27kg/m2. Mean weight of patients in group I was 72.19±17.44 kg and in group II mean weight was 74.35+19.78 kg. Mean height in group I was 154.12±9.55 cm and in group II was 156.08+8.71 cm. Restoration of breast feeding among group I was 47 (85.45%) and in group II 32 (58.2%) patients restored breast feeding. Satisfaction among patients in group I was higher than that of 45 (81.82%) as compared to group II, 31 (56.4%). Conclusion: Percutaneous aspiration in breast abscess was successful and affective as compared to incision drainage with less complications and high satisfaction rate among the women. Keywords: Breast abscess, percutaneous aspiration, Incision drainage