Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Challenging the Practice of Incision and Drainage: A Scoping Review

Table 1

Database results.

Sources	Platforms	Search terms	Returned results
Database	Medline (EBSCO host)	Abscess AND (skin infection OR soft tissue infection) AND (Treatment OR therapy) AND (Drainage OR antibiotics OR aspiration OR suction OR negative pressure)	90
Database	CINAHL (EBSCO host)	Abscess AND (skin infection OR soft tissue infection) AND (Treatment OR therapy) AND (Drainage OR antibiotics OR aspiration OR suction OR negative pressure)	123
Database	Cochrane Library	Abscess AND (skin infection OR soft tissue infection) AND (Treatment OR therapy) AND (Drainage OR antibiotics OR aspiration OR suction OR negative pressure)	268
Database	British Nursing Index	Abscess AND (skin infection OR soft tissue infection) AND (Treatment OR therapy) AND (Drainage OR antibiotics OR aspiration OR suction OR negative pressure)	15
Database	Science Direct	Abscess AND (skin infection OR soft tissue infection) AND (Treatment OR therapy) AND (Drainage OR antibiotics OR aspiration OR negative pressure)	316
Grey literature	NHS knowledge and library hub	Abscess AND (skin infection OR soft tissue infection) AND (Treatment OR therapy) AND (Drainage OR antibiotics OR aspiration OR suction OR negative pressure)	229
Grey literature	ClinicalTrials.gov	Abscess of skin AND skin infection OR soft tissue infection AND Treatment OR therapy AND Drainage OR antibiotics OR aspiration OR suction OR negative pressure	75
Grey literature	MedNar	Abscess AND skin infection OR soft tissue infection AND Treatment OR therapy AND Drainage OR antibiotics OR aspiration OR suction OR negative pressure	695