SIR Pediatric Abscess And Fluid Drainage Guideline Summary - Guideline Central

Design and created by Guideline Central in participation with the Society of Interventional Radiology.

Document Overview

Document Title: Pediatric Abscess And Fluid Drainage

Authoring Society: Society of Interventional Radiology

Document Publication Date: Nov 1, 2012

Page Last Reviewed/Updated: May 6, 2026

Document Type: Consensus Statement

Country of Publication: United States

Full Text Freely Available: Yes

Full Text Guideline: www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(12)00636-7/fulltext

Source Citation: Hogan MJ, Marshalleck FE, Sidhu MK, Connolly BL, Towbin RB, Saad WA, et al. Quality improvement guidelines for pediatric abscess and fluid drainage. J Vasc Interv Radiol [Internet]. 2012;23(11):1397–402. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2012.06.016

Document Scope, Criteria, and Use Cases

Document Objectives: Image-guided abscess and fluid drainage is a mainstay of a pediatric interventional radiology practice, and is the treatment of choice for many conditions. Children's small size has both advantages and disadvantages, and may require/allow for alteration of procedural techniques. Complications may be similar, but specific problems may be seen with different prevalence.

Scope: Management

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D016659 - Psoas Abscess

D008100 - Liver Abscess

D018784 - Abdominal Abscess

D000038 - Abscess

D000038 - Abscess

D018784 - Abdominal Abscess

D008100 - Liver Abscess

D016659 - Psoas Abscess

Keywords: Fluid Drainage, abscess

Inclusion Criteria: Female, Male, Adolescent, Child

Health Care Settings: Hospital, Radiology Services

Intended Users: Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant

Recommendation Development Processes & Methodology

Number of Source Documents: 63

Includes peer/external review process?: Yes

Includes public comment process?: No

Methodologist involvement?: Yes

Patient involvement?: No

Includes multi-disciplinary group?: Yes

Includes systematic review?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of evidence?: No

Grades quality of strength of recommendation?: No

Discloses funding source?: Yes

Discloses conflicts of interest?: No

Includes benefits/harms analysis with recommendations?: No