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A 3-month-old, former 29-week-premature infant has been scheduled for repair of bilateral inguinal hernias. The infant had received mechanical ventilation for the first 6 days of life and had apnea of prematurity that resolved 5 weeks ago. The infant is feeding well and gaining weight and has no requirement for supplemental oxygen. The hematocrit is 28. The HMO clerk approves the surgery on an outpatient basis. All of the following are true EXCEPT
- A. risk of postoperative apnea is increased by anemia
- B. accepted standard of care includes overnight inpatient apnea monitoring for this infant after general anesthesia because of a significant risk of postoperative apnea
- C. postponing the surgery incurs a small but real risk of incarceration, with complications that may include bowel obstruction and infarction of testes or ovaries
- D. after a spinal anesthetic, monitoring for apnea is not required, and the infant can be sent home from the postanesthetic care unit on the day of surgery
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
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