What type of procedure is an I&D?

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What type of procedure is an I&D?

Explanation:
An incision and drainage is a clean procedure. You prep the skin with antiseptic and use sterile instruments and gloves, but you’re dealing with a contaminated abscess, so you don’t establish a fully sterile field around the area. The aim is to drain the pus and relieve pressure while keeping the surrounding skin clean to minimize infection, rather than maintaining a completely sterile operative field. That’s why this is described as a clean field rather than a fully sterile field.

An incision and drainage is a clean procedure. You prep the skin with antiseptic and use sterile instruments and gloves, but you’re dealing with a contaminated abscess, so you don’t establish a fully sterile field around the area. The aim is to drain the pus and relieve pressure while keeping the surrounding skin clean to minimize infection, rather than maintaining a completely sterile operative field. That’s why this is described as a clean field rather than a fully sterile field.

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