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CR · Critical Reasoning
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It is well established that surgical patients whose core body temperatures fall below 35 C (around 95 F) during surgery have much higher mortality rates than surgical patients whose core body temperatures remain above 35 C. Consequently, mortality rates could be significantly reduced during surgery if operating rooms were kept significantly warmer than they are presently kept under standard hospital guidelines, which call for temperatures of 20 C (around 68 F).
Which of the following, if true, argues most strongly against the view that surgical mortality rates could be reduced by raising operating room temperatures?
Which of the following, if true, argues most strongly against the view that surgical mortality rates could be reduced by raising operating room temperatures?
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A. Surgical mortality rates are slightly higher during winter months than during summer months.
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B. Delivery rooms tend to be kept at slightly higher temperatures than other operating rooms (around 23 C or 73.4 F) because premature babies are especially vulnerable to hypothermia.
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C. It is more expensive to maintain surgical equipment at temperatures above 20 C.
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D. Nurses and medical technicians prefer working in room temperatures less than 23 C.
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E. Manual dexterity and mental alertness tend to decline as the temperature rises above 20 C and more significantly so at temperatures above 23 C.
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AnhMar 4, 2025
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