A patient comes to the clinic complaining of pain at the site of their hip replacement. The patient tells the nurse they had their hip replacement surgery 3 years ago
On assessment the nurse notes the area around the surgical scar is erythematous and edematous. What would the nurse suspect?
A) Infection at the surgical site that has spread from another site in the body
B) A delayed surgical infection
C) An acute infection
D) A host infection
Ans: A
Chapter: 67
Client Needs: B
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Moderate
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
Objective: 4
Page and Header: 2044, The Patient Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery
Feedback: Infections occurring more than 2 years after surgery are attributed to the spread of infection through the bloodstream from another site in the body. Delayed surgical infections may appear 4 to 24 months after surgery and may cause return of discomfort in the hip. Acute infections may occur within 3 months after surgery and are associated with progressive superficial infections or hematomas. A host infection is a distracter for this question
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