Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2013
A 70-year-old patient with a strangulated inguinal hernia called a therapist in. The strangulation took place 10 hours ago. There are signs of intestinal obstruction. The skin over the herniation is hyperemic. What is the tactics of choice?
Answer options
- Referral to a surgeon
- Reduction of hernia after a narcotic injection
- Cold to the hernia, analgesics, antibiotics
- Reduction of hernia
- Emergency hospitalization to a surgical hospital
Correct answer
Emergency hospitalization to a surgical hospital
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