A Patient Recently Operated on for a Ruptured Appendix Had

A patient recently operated on for a ruptured appendix had a temperature of 103° F and returned to the OR for a debridement and washout of purulent drainage from his wound on postoperative day 3.What was the wound classification at the time of his debridement and washout surgery?

A) Clean wound, classification I
B) Clean/contaminated wound, classification II
C) Contaminated wound, classification III
D) Infected wound, classification IV

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