Management of breast abscesses Question Title * 1. I am a: Breast surgeon Breast Radiologist Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. Please state which breast unit/hospital you work at: Question Title * 3. There is a clear evidence basis for the best intervention to manage breast abscesses: Yes No Unsure Question Title * 4. There is a clear national consensus pathway for the management of breast abscesses: Yes No Unsure Question Title * 5. Determining which interventional management of breast abscesses (e.g. US needle aspiration vs. surgical incision drainage) can be challenging: Strongly Agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * 6. Women with breast abscesses would benefit from having a clear evidence base underpinning their management: Strongly Agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * 7. There is scope to improve the interventional management of breast abscesses: Strongly Agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * 8. Surgical incision and drainage is always the best management for breast abscess: Strongly Agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * 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: Strongly Agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * 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: Strongly Agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * 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: Strongly Agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * 12. It is possible that avoidance of surgical incision and drainage will likely lead to cost savings: Strongly Agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * 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: Strongly Agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * 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) Yes No Unsure Question Title * 15. If you answered Yes, does your service currently offer vacuum-assisted drainages for breast abscesses? Yes, we regularly perform vacuum-assisted drainages of breast abscesses Yes, but only in exceptional circumstances Unsure No, although we have the equipment, we don’t have the capacity to offer this for abscess drainage under any circumstance No, we could potentially offer it when needed but we are never asked No, this is not something we have ever considered Other: Question Title * 16. The majority of our abscesses are managed by antibiotics alone without the need for any other intervention: Yes No Unsure Question Title * 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)? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 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? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 19. If you answered No, please state briefly why: Question Title * 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? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 21. If you answered No, please state briefly why: Done