Surgical drainage of XXXX --safe and cost-effective treatment.

@entity1 @entity4340 @entity794 @entity547
The report evaluates surgical drainage (SD) as a primary treatment of @entity4340 ( @entity4340 ). Seventy-two @entity1 , who underwent SD for @entity4340 at B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal were studied. SD was performed through a lower abdominal, extra peritoneel, muscle splitting incision. Ultrasonography was used to diagnose the abscess in 53/54 @entity1 (98%). @entity794 was the most frequent organism grown in 45/65 @entity1 (69%). The mean duration of drainage was 3.2 +/- 1.4 days (range, 1-7 days). The treatment was successful in resolving the abscesses in all @entity1 . The mean hospital stay was 9.0 +/- 5.4 days (range, 3-40 days). Two @entity1 (2.8%) developed a recurrence, 10 months and 1 year after the operation, respectively. Another @entity1 developed an incisional @entity547 . There were no deaths. The average cost of treatment to the @entity1 was approximately Nepali rupees 2800 (US  40). Surgical drainage appears to be a cost-effective and safe treatment for @entity4340 .
