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Podcast 755: Tubo-Ovarian Abscess

Contributor: Peter Bakes, MD Educational Pearls: 1. Tubo-ovarian abscess is a rare complication of pelvic inflammatory disease 2. Usually presents with chief complaint of abdominal pain and is often diagnosed by CT of the abdomen/pelvis 3. Hospitalization is indicated 60-80% of patients improve with an IV anaerobic cephalosporin (cefoxitin or cefotetan) with doxycycline or using clindamycin and gentamicin 4. Mortality can occur in up to 5% of patients, often as a result of progression to septic shock References Kairys N, Roepke C. Tubo-Ovarian Abscess. [Updated 2021 Jul 18]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB... Summarized by John Spartz, MS4 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD The Emergency Medical Minute is excited to announce that we are now offering AMA PRA Category 1 credits™ via online course modules. To access these and for more information, visit our website at https://emergencymedicalminute.org/cm... and create an account.  Donate to EMM today: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=... Episode Link on Website: https://emergencymedicalminute.org/po...