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Should surgeons wait to close the skin after emergency surgery? new study investigates.

NCT ID NCT07142395

Disease control Sponsor: Bkahtawar Amin Medical and Dental College Multan Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looked at 82 adults who had emergency abdominal surgery to see whether closing the skin right away or waiting a few days leads to fewer wound infections. Half the patients had their wounds closed immediately, and the other half had the skin closed after 3–5 days of daily dressing. The researchers tracked wound infections, wound reopening, and hospital stay for 4 weeks after surgery. The goal is to find out which method is safer and helps patients recover better.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Procedure: immediate skin closure vs. delayed primary closure
What this could lead to
If delayed closure works better, it could become a standard way to reduce wound infections after emergency abdominal surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center study with only 82 patients, so results may not apply to all hospitals or patient groups. The difference between methods might be small or not statistically significant.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

82 people

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Started

May 2025

Finished

Aug 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 60 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients 18 - 60 years of age * Either male or female gender and * Planned to undergo emergency laparotomy Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing second laparotomy * Re- laparotomy * On steroid therapy and * Patients who die within 28-days of surgery

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Conditions

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Wound Infection

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Laparotomy closure after abdominal surgery

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Bakhtawar Amin Medical and Dental College

    Multan, Punjab Province, 60000, Pakistan

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