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Fall review-Basics
• An emergency laparotomy is
scheduled for a possible ruptured
spleen.
– What is the prep and drape for this type
of surgery?
– During this trauma, what would be
important to know about counts?
– During the case there is excessive
amounts of blood that has caused strike-
through. How would you fix this issue? On
gown? On drapes?