A nurse is caring for a client with severe burns to both lower extremities. The client is scheduled for an escharotomy and wants to know what the procedure involves. Which of the following statements is appropriate for the nurse to make?

"A cannula will be inserted into the bone to infuse fluids and antibiotics."

"A piece of skin will be removed and grafted over the burned area."

"An escharotomy surgically removes dead tissue."

"Large incisions will be made in the burned tissue to improve circulation."