A Patient Who Is Positioned One-Quarter Turn from Prone (Operative

question 23

Multiple Choice

A patient who is positioned one-quarter turn from prone (operative side elevated) with the uppermost arm elevated forward,flexed at the elbow,and placed by the head is in preparation for which of the following surgical approaches?

• A)Posterolateral thoracotomy
• B)Anterolateral thoracotomy
• C)Lateral thoracotomy
• D)Axillary thoracotomy

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