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In 2 hours after a traffic accident a 28-year-old man in grave condition was delivered to a hospital. The patient complains of abdominal pain. He received a blow to the abdomen with the steering wheel. Objective examination revealed the following: the abdomen does not participate in respiration, is tense and acutely painful on palpation; abdominal guarding is present, peritoneal irritation signs are positive, hepatic dullness is absent. BP is 90/60 mm Hg, heart rate is 120/min. What further treatment tactics should be chosen?

Answer options

  1. Cold to the abdomen
  2. Laparocentesis
  3. Laparotomy
  4. Laparoscopy
  5. Abdominal X-ray
Correct answer

Laparotomy

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