Objective: Compare the clinical efficacy of a minimally invasive small incision in the right axilla versus traditional median sternotomy in the surgical treatment of Tetralogy of Fallot. Methods: A ...

If the infection does not begin to respond to hydration and IV antibiotics after 48 hours, surgical incision and drainage of the salivary gland may be necessary to control the infection. If salivary ...

They concluded that antibiotic therapy did not alter the outcome of the skin and soft tissue abscesses 1 week after incision and drainage, because 96% of subjects in each group improved.

Conclusions: Incision and drainage without adjunctive antibiotic therapy was effective management of CA-MRSA skin and soft tissue abscesses with a diameter of <5 cm in immunocompetent children.