Incision and drainage

Equipment Needed

Maximum Doses of Anesthetic Agents

Agent	Without Epinephrine	With Epinephrine	Duration	Notes
Lidocaine	5 mg/kg (max 300mg)	7 mg/kg (max 500mg)	30-90 min	1% soln contains 10 mg/ml 2% soln contains 20 mg/ml
Mepivicaine	7 mg/kg	8 mg/kg
Bupivicaine	2.5 mg/kg (max 175mg)	3 mg/kg (max 225mg)	6-8 hr	0.5% soln contains 5 mg/ml May cause cardiac arrest if injected intravascularly Do not buffer with bicarbonate
Ropivacaine	3 mg/kg
Prilocaine	6 mg/kg
Tetracaine	1 mg/kg	1.5 mg/kg	3hrs (10hrs with epi)
Procaine	7 mg/kg	10 mg/kg	30min (90min with epi)

Follow-up

• Wound check in 1-2 days and wound care sheet
• Antibiotics only indicated if overlying cellulitis or evidence of systemic infection
  • Cover staph and strep
• Update Tetanus, if indicated

See Also

• Lidocaine
• Bartholin Gland Abscess

References

• Liu C, Bayer A, Cosgrove SE, et al. Clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children. Clin Infect Dis 2011;52:e18-e55
• Singer A, Talan D. Management of Skin Abscesses in the Era of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1039-1047