A post-operative client is admitted to the acute care hospit…
A post-operative client is admitted to the acute care hospital who presents with the complaint of bleeding and feeling faint. Vital signs: BP 70/40, HR – 128 bpm, RR – 32, Temp – 101.2 F. Skin color is pale, clammy. Admitting Diagnosis: Probable Post-Operative Hemorrhage. The client is immediately assessed by the nursing team, laboratory studies collected, and a general surgeon has been called STAT to evaluate the client. Operating Room is put on standby notice. IV’s times 2 started, 2 liters of Normal Saline infusing, surgical consent signed. Anesthesiologist, Surgeon, Operating Room RNs has transferred the client to the Surgical Suite. Which type of surgery is anticipated?