18 Hours Of Worsening in Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics — 35yo Woman | Patient Safety | SMLE Q#17504
SMLE Question #17504
Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics
Patient Safety
Objective: OBJ-432
Last updated: February 2026
A 35-year-old woman presents with 18 hours of worsening right lower quadrant pain, anorexia, and nausea. Imaging is consistent with acute appendicitis without perforation, and she is booked for urgent laparoscopic appendectomy. She has asthma controlled with as-needed salbutamol and no exacerbations in the past year. Pre-incision IV antibiotics have been administered. During the preoperative safety check, which action most improves surgical and patient safety?
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