You are caring for a 79-year-old man who has returned to the medical-surgical unit following abdominal surgery
Your patient is unable to ambulate and is now refusing to wear an external pneumatic compression stocking. You explain that refusing to wear external pneumatic compression stockings places him at significant risk for what?
A) Sepsis
B) Infection
C) Pulmonary embolism
D) Hematoma
Ans: C
Feedback: Patients who have surgery that limit mobility are at an increased risk for pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis. The use of an external pneumatic compression stocking significantly reduces the risk by increasing venous return to the heart and limiting blood stasis. Options A and B are incorrect; the risk of infection or sepsis would not be affected by an external pneumatic compression stocking. Option D is incorrect; a hematoma or bruise would not be affected by the external pneumatic compression stocking unless the stockings were placed directly over the hematoma.
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