Pre-operative Interventions for Anesthesia Safety

Hard Reduction Of Risk Potential Therapeutic Procedures

A 45-year-old female patient is scheduled for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to symptomatic gallstones. The nurse is preparing the patient for this therapeutic procedure. Which of the following interventions is the most important to implement to reduce the risk of complications associated with anesthesia during this procedure?

Ensuring the patient has not eaten for at least 8 hours prior to surgery.

Administering pre-operative antibiotics to prevent infection.

Marking the surgical site with a surgical marker to confirm the correct location.

Calculating the patient's BMI to assess surgical risk.

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