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A nurse is caring for a client who had a splenectomy. For which complication should the nurse specifically assess in the immediate postoperative period?

ExplanationD. Because the spleen is highly vascular, hemorrhage may occur and abdominal distention results. A. Although an elevated temperature is common, usually it is not the result of infection; the incidence of infection is not higher after a splenectomy, except in children, and it will not occur in the immediate postoperative period. B, C. The incidence of this is not higher than for other abdominal surgery