The nurse is assessing a client in an ambulatory surgery center to determine what class of surgery will be performed. Which of the following are class III surgical procedures? Select all that apply
A) Vasectomy
B) Polyp removal
C) Patent ductus repair
D) Radical mastectomy
E) Coronary artery bypass
F) Replacement of heart valves
D, E, F
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Examples of class III procedures include total colon resection, radical mastectomy, coronary artery bypass, hysterectomy with anterior and posterior repair, total gastric (stomach) resection, total pneumonectomy (lung removal), craniotomy and removal of brain tumor, limb amputation, bone marrow transplant, repair of coronary septal defects, replacement of heart valves, and heart, liver, or lung transplant. Vasectomy and polyp removal are class I procedures and patent ductus repair is class II.
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