Compare the Outcome of Percutaneous Aspiration with Incision Drainage for Management of Breast Abscess

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to compare the outcome of percutaneous aspiration with incision drainage for management of breast abscess. Study Design: Comparative Study Place and Duration: The study was conducted at Surgery departments of Lady Reading hospital, Peshawar during the period of six months from August 2020 to January 2021. Methods: Total 110 women were presented in this study. Patients were aged between 20-45 years. Patients’ detailed demographics including age, weight, height and body mass index were recorded after taking informed written consent. Women had breast abscess were included. Patients were equally divided into two groups, I and II. Group I had 55 patients and received percutaneous aspiration while in group II 55 patients were underwent for incision drainage. Outcomes among both groups were compared in terms of early restoration of breast feeding, pain score by using VAS and time of healing. Complete data was analyzed by SPSS 24.0 version. Results: Mean age of the patients in group I was 30.11±8.56 years with mean BMI 26.9±3.77 kg/m2 while mean age in group II was 29.17±9.44 years with mean BMI 26.08±3.27 kg/m2. Mean weight of patients in group I was 72.19±17.44 kg and in group II mean weight was 74.35±19.78 kg. Mean height in group I was 154.12±9.55 cm and in group II was 156.08±8.71 cm. Restoration of breast feeding among group I was 47 (85.45%) and in group II 32 (58.2%) patients restored breast feeding. Satisfaction among patients in group I was higher than that of 45 (81.82%) as compared to group II 31 (56.4%). Conclusion: We concluded in this study that percutaneous aspiration in breast abscess was successful and affective as compared to incision drainage with less complications and high satisfaction rate among the women. Keywords: Breast abscess, Percutaneous aspiration, Incision drainage,