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Radiology, Vol 155, 333-334, Copyright © 1985 by Radiological Society of North America

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Outpatient therapy of intra-abdominal abscesses following early discharge from the hospital

MD Rifkin, D Heffelfinger, AB Kurtz, ME Pasto, OH Baltarowich, C Cole-Beuglet and BB Goldberg

Although percutaneous aspiration and drainage of abdominal abscesses will frequently avert an open surgical procedure, patients remain hospitalized during drainage. The authors treated 9 patients for abscesses using percutaneous drainage catheters and sent them home with the catheter in place. All had an uneventful recovery. An average of $12,050 was saved in each case. The authors suggest that outpatient drainage of abdominal abscesses is significantly less expensive than inpatient treatment, yet does not jeopardize patient care.




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