Abdominal surgical incisions often lead to superficial surgical site infection (SSI). SSI is characterized by heat (calor), pain (dolor), redness (rubor), and swelling (tumor). The aim of this study is to measure calor, rubor and tumor with electronic sensors. Therefore, a multisensory patch is proposed which measures the tissue surrounding the incision once per day.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
18
Daily measurement with multisensory patch from day 1 post-surgery maximally up to the day of discharge from hospital.
Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg
Genk, Belgium
Skin temperature around the surgical incision.
Skin Temperature in degrees Celsius at multiple locations around the incision.
Time frame: From day 1 post-operative up to 14 days post-operative
Bioimpedance around the incision.
Bioimpedance in resistance and reactance at multiple locations around the incision.
Time frame: From day 1 post-operative up to 14 days post-operative
PPG around the surgical incision.
Reflective PPG in 3 different wavelengths around the surgical incision.
Time frame: From day 1 post-operative up to 14 days post-operative
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