The Effect Of Wound Irrigation With Irrisept™ Delivery System On Abscess Healing In Patients Presenting To The Emergency Department

Inclusion Criteria:

- Immunocompetent individuals 12 years of age or older with an uncomplicated abscess

- Patient must be able to answer questions and be medically stable as defined by the
Emergency Department physician

- Patient must voluntarily participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:Patients with any of the following are excluded:

- Currently receiving antibiotics or received antibiotics within last 72 hours

- Evidence of systemic infection (fever, aches, chills, nausea)

- Requires admission to the hospital for infection or for any other reason(s)

- Abscess caused by a human or animal bite

- Prior history of hypersensitivity or allergy to Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG)

- Immunodeficiency (Examples: HIV Positive, Crohns Disease, Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus, Addison's disease, psoriasis, splenectomy, leukemia, cancer on
chemotherapy)

- Currently on any immune-modifying medication (Examples: prednisone, antivirals)

- History of chronic skin infection (3 or more in the past year)

- Chronic medical problem, for example end-stage heart, liver, kidney, or lung disease,
diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, history of organ transplant

- Mental illness including but not limited to substance abuse, dementia, schizophrenia
or mentally handicapped or challenged

- Incarcerated

- Patient is pregnant or thinks she may be pregnant