The nurse has been assigned to care for several postoperative patients. Which patient is most likely to develop thrombophlebitis?
a. A patient status post outpatient cholecys-tectomy with a history of blood clots.
b. A patient who is 6 days postoperative for total right hip replacement with a history of left-sided stroke.
c. A patient who underwent major abdomin-al surgery and was dehydrated upon ad-mission.
d. A patient who is 2 days postoperative for hernia repair with a history of diabetes.
B
Although all of these patients are at varying degrees of risk for thrombophlebitis, the hip re-placement surgery places a patient at high risk for thrombophlebitis due to limited mobility, es-pecially after the fifth postoperative day. This patient is at even higher risk of thrombophlebitis because of a history of left-sided stroke.
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