The nurse planning a teaching program for a client about postoperative care after a thoracotomy approach to an esophagomyotomy would include information about
a. application of a Hemovac.
b. drainage from a T tube.
c. insertion of a Blakemore tube.
d. presence of closed-chest drainage.
D
After an esophagomyotomy, the client may have a thoracotomy incision and chest tubes in place. The client may also have a nasogastric (NG) tube, gastrostomy tube, or PEG tube.
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