ACR Appropriateness Criteria on percutaneous catheter drainage of infected fluid collections.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2009
Abstract
Abnormal fluid collections occur throughout the body and represent a wide range of pathologies, including abscesses, pseudocysts, cysts, lymphoceles, seromas, bilomas, hematomas, urinomas, and infected neoplasms. Appropriate management often depends on clinical presentation, location, type of collection, early response to treatment, and the presence of complicating factors such as fistulas, septations, and increased viscosity. Physicians should carefully review clinical and imaging findings and make evidence-based recommendations for the best treatment, which may include antibiotics, needle aspiration, percutaneous drainage, endoscopic drainage, or surgical drainage. This paper addresses percutaneous catheter drainage and alternative treatment options for the management of fluid collections and is the result of evidence-based consensus by the ACR Appropriateness Criteria Expert Panel on Interventional Radiology.
Volume
6
Issue
12
First Page
837
Last Page
843
ISSN
1558-349X
Published In/Presented At
Lorenz, J. M., Funaki, B. S., Ray, C. E., Jr, Brown, D. B., Gemery, J. M., Greene, F. L., Kinney, T. B., Kostelic, J. K., Millward, S. F., Nemcek, A. A., Jr, Owens, C. A., Reinhart, R. D., Rockey, D. C., Silberzweig, J. E., & Vatakencherry, G. (2009). ACR Appropriateness Criteria on percutaneous catheter drainage of infected fluid collections. Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR, 6(12), 837–843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2009.08.011
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
19945038
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article