Clinical Trial: Clinical Value of Routine Chest Radiography and Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound Following Ambulatory Thoracic Sympathectomy

U.S., Oct. 3 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07854340) titled 'Clinical Value of Routine Chest Radiography and Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound Following Ambulatory Thoracic Sympathectomy' on Aug. 20.

Brief Summary: The goal of this observational study is to find out whether routine chest X-rays after surgery actually change patient care, and whether lung ultrasound could be a suitable alternative for detecting important postoperative findings in adults undergoing same-day bilateral thoracic sympathectomy for primary hyperhidrosis or facial flushing. The main questions it aims to answer are:

How often does a routine postoperative chest X-ray change clinical management? Can lung ultrasound detect r...