U.S., April 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07549880) titled 'The Spotlight Study: Early Identification of Post-Surgical Infections Using Bedside Ultrasound.' on April 04.

Brief Summary: Introduction:

The goal of this observational study is to learn whether point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can help detect early fluid build-up under the skin after open abdominal surgery (laparotomy) and whether these findings can predict surgical site infection. The study includes adults who recently had emergency or planned open abdominal surgery.

Hypothesis:

The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Does ultrasound identify subcutaneous fluid collections early after surgery?

2. Do these fluid collect...