A client is admitted to the hospital in order to have surgical intervention due to peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Which procedure is the likely intervention?
A) Stent placement
B) Endarterectomy
C) Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
D) Atherectomy
Answer: B
Surgical intervention for PVD includes endarterectomy and bypass grafts. All other choices are non-surgical interventions for PVD.
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