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Comprehensive Nursing Test II

In the immediate postoperative period after a gastrectomy, the client’s nasogastric tube is draining a light-red liquid. For how long should the nurse expect this type of drainage?

ExplanationC. The trauma of surgery results in some seeping or oozing of blood into the remaining gastric area for 10 to 12 hours until coagulation takes place. A, B. This is too short a time for coagulation of blood to occur after the trauma of surgery. D. Light-red drainage 24 to 48 hours after surgery is abnormal and unexpected; the health care provider should be notified.