While Assessing Patients for Complications During Recovery from Anesthesia, the Nurse

While assessing patients for complications during recovery from anesthesia, the nurse recognizes that the patient who is at the greatest risk for developing postoperative hypothermia is a

A) 34-year-old who is having a repair of a knee cartilage under local anesthesia.
B) 48-year-old trauma victim having repair of multiple injuries under general anesthesia.
C) 62-year-old undergoing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia.
D) 68-year-old diabetic undergoing a great-toe amputation under local anesthesia.

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