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* 1. I am a:

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* 2. Please state which breast unit/hospital you work at:

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* 3. There is a clear evidence basis for the best intervention to manage breast abscesses:

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* 4. There is a clear national consensus pathway for the management of breast abscesses:

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* 5. Determining which interventional management of breast abscesses (e.g. US needle aspiration vs. surgical incision drainage) can be challenging:

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* 6. Women with breast abscesses would benefit from having a clear evidence base underpinning their management:

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* 7. There is scope to improve the interventional management of breast abscesses:

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* 8. Surgical incision and drainage is always the best management for breast abscess:

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* 9. If there was evidence that conservative/less invasive management options are available to treat breast abscesses and result in successful treatment, surgical incision and drainage is best avoided:

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* 10. If successful abscess drainage can be achieved by minimally invasive means without the need for surgical incision and drainage, then this is likely to be better for patients in terms of speed to resolution of symptoms:

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* 11. If successful abscess drainage can be achieved by minimally invasive means without the need for surgical incision and drainage, then this is likely to be better for patients in terms of appearance of breast and breast related quality of life:

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* 12. It is possible that avoidance of surgical incision and drainage will likely lead to cost savings:

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* 13. As a clinician I would like to be able to provide a less invasive alternative to surgery if this provides better outcomes for our patients:

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* 14. Our breast service has access to vacuum-assisted biopsy/excision facilities (this includes those used for ultrasound or stereotactic biopsies for standard biopsies and VAEs)

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* 15. If you answered Yes, does your service currently offer vacuum-assisted drainages for breast abscesses?

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* 16. The majority of our abscesses are managed by antibiotics alone without the need for any other intervention:

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* 17. If ultrasound vacuum-assisted drainage were to be shown to be at least as effective as surgical excision and drainage, would you be prepared to offer this to patients in the future (whether or not you currently have the capacity/facilities to do so)?

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* 18. If a clinical trial was introduced to compare ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted drainage compared to surgical excision and drainage would you be interested in participating?

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* 19. If you answered No, please state briefly why:

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* 20. If a clinical trial was introduced to compare ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted drainage compared to surgical incision drainage, would you be interested in the outcome?

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* 21. If you answered No, please state briefly why:

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