Factors Affecting the Successful Management of Intra-Abdominal Abscesses With Antibiotics and the Need for Percutaneous Drainage

The majority of the patients with intra-abdominal abscesses improved with antibiotic therapy alone. Those patients with an abscess diameter>6.5 cm and temperature at admission>101.2 degrees F have higher likelihood of failing conservative therapy with antibiotics alone and requiring percutaneous drainage.