Drains are commonly used after spine surgery to help decrease wound drainage and potentially reduce infection rates, but according to a recently published study, when drain use was combined with ...

The need to drain the scrotum has remained a controversial subject in penile prosthesis surgery. Drain proponents argue that decreased hematoma formation and increased patient comfort warrant routine ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Surgical site infection rate is not decreased by continuing postoperative antibiotics for the duration ...

The risk for endophthalmitis in patients with glaucoma who undergo drainage procedures appears to persist for at least 5 years after the initial operation, a new research showed. The findings, from ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I watch a lot of skin-care videos by dermatologists. Sometimes they will have a patient who has a very infected and inflamed blackhead, boil or cyst, etc. It seems like the main ...

An abscess is a simple collection of necrotic tissue in a liquefied status; most often infected (with purulent material-pus). Apart from the local symptoms of pain, swelling, redness and limitations ...