An overweight patient (BMI 28.1 kg/m2) is scheduled for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy at an outpatient surgery setting. The nurse knows that
a. surgery will involve multiple small incisions.
b. this setting is not appropriate for this procedure.
c. surgery will involve removing a portion of the liver.
d. the patient will need special preparation because of obesity.
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