Clinical Trial: Outcome of Primary vs Delayed Primary Closure of Laparotomy in Dirty Abdominal Wounds

U.S., April 16 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07531576) titled 'Outcome of Primary vs Delayed Primary Closure of Laparotomy in Dirty Abdominal Wounds' on April 09.

Brief Summary: This randomized controlled trial is designed to evaluate and compare two different wound management strategies-primary closure (PC) and delayed primary closure (DPC)-in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy for peritonitis

* The primary objective is to determine which technique more effectively reduces postoperative complications, specifically surgical site infections (SSI) and wound dehiscence (burst abdomen), while also assessing the impact on the length of hospital stay (LOS)

The study includes 78 patients aged...