Episode 45.0 – Controversies in SSTI Management

This week we review a number of controversial topics in SSTI management with a focus on the role of antibiotics in abscess management. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_Episode_45_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Abscess, Cellulitis, Controversy, I+D, Irrigation, TMP-SMX Show Notes Core EM: Predictors of failed outpatient cellulitis treatment EM Nerd: The Case of the Pragmatic Wound REBEL EM: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for uncomplicated skin abscesses EM Lyceum: Abscess, “Answers” References Peterson D et al. Predictors of Failure of Empiric Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy in Emergency Department Patients with Uncomplicated Cellulitis. Acad Emerg Med 2014; 21: 526-31. PMID: 24842503 Talan DA et al. Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole versus placebo for uncomplicated skin abscesses. NEJM 2016; 374(9): 823-32. PMID: 26962903 Chinnock B, Hendey GW. Irrigation of cutaneous abscesses does not improve treatment success. Ann Emerg Med 2016; 67(3): 379-83. PMID: 26416494 Read More