Albert Janson,a 325-Pound Patient,is Scheduled for a 6-Hour Abdominal Surgery

Multiple Choice

Albert Janson,a 325-pound patient,is scheduled for a 6-hour abdominal surgery.While assessing Mr.Jennings in the preoperative holding area,the perioperative nurse is concerned about the risk for pressure injury because of the weight of the patient's body pressing against the surface of the OR bed for a long surgery.Which of these other factors may also produce pressure?

A) The scrub person leaning with his or her forearm on the Mayo stand
B) A self-retaining retractor post clamped to the OR bed rail and tightened against the patient's side
C) A Deaver retractor and two right angle clamps placed on the patient's thighs when draped
D) Full-leg sequential compression wraps on both legs throughout the entire surgery