An obese client is admitted for abdominal surgery. The nurse recognize

An obese client is admitted for abdominal surgery. The nurse recognizes that this client is more susceptible to the postoperative complication of:

1. Anemia
2. Seizures
3. Protein loss
4. Dehiscence

ANSWER

ANS: 4
An obese client is susceptible to poor wound healing and wound infection because of the struc-ture of fatty tissue, which contains a poor blood supply. This increases the risk for dehiscence. A client who is malnourished is more susceptible to being anemic. A client with liver disease may have altered protein metabolism.