Multiple Choice
The occurrence of perioperative mortality in geriatric surgical patients is influenced by several evidence-based factors.Select the patient most at risk for perioperative mortality.
A) Janice,age 70,scheduled for an emergency bowel resection with an ASA class IV
B) Hans,a 70-year-old man scheduled for a bunionectomy of the right foot,ASA class IV
C) Seamus,age 70 with type 2 diabetes,scheduled for a robotic-assisted prostatectomy,ASA class III
D) Anna,a 70 year old with a hearing aid and bilateral cataracts,scheduled for a D&C,ASA class IV
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