# The Spotlight Study: Early Identification of Post-Surgical Infections Using Bedside Ultrasound.

> **NCT07549880** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Slagelse Hospital** · enrollment: 100 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
- Emergency Laparotomies
- Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

## Interventions

- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Microbiological Wound Swab
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** ASEPSIS Wound Assessment
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Standardized Wound Photography

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07549880
- **Lead sponsor:** Slagelse Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-04-10
- **Primary completion:** 2027-05-31
- **Final completion:** 2027-08-30
- **Target enrollment:** 100 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-24

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07549880

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07549880, "The Spotlight Study: Early Identification of Post-Surgical Infections Using Bedside Ultrasound.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07549880. Licensed CC0.

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