The nurse, caring for a client recovering from abdominal surgery, realizes that the risk for postoperative hemorrhage is the greatest:
a. during the first 24 to 48 hours after surgery.
b. 48 to 72 hours after surgery.
c. 3 days to 1 week after surgery.
d. 2 to 3 weeks after surgery.
ANS: A
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