While assessing patients for complications during recovery from anaesthesia,the nurse recognizes that which of the following patients is at the greatest risk for developing postoperative hypothermia?
A) A 78-year-old female patient undergoing a vaginal hysterectomy under general anaesthesia
B) A 58-year-old male patient undergoing repair of a knee cartilage under general anaesthesia
C) A 68-year-old female patient with diabetes undergoing a great toe amputation under local anaesthesia
D) A 72-year-old male patient undergoing bowel resection for colon cancer under general anaesthesia
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