A 74-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department by her family due to sudden, severe abdominal pain that began 8 hours ago. She has a history of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. She was previously taking apixaban but discontinued it one month ago after sustaining a traumatic subdural hematoma from a mechanical fall. On arrival, the patient is lethargic and moaning in pain. Her temperature is (), blood pressure is , pulse is and irregularly irregular, and respirations are . Physical examination reveals a distended abdomen that is rigidly tense. There is diffuse rebound tenderness, involuntary guarding, and absent bowel sounds. Laboratory studies show a leukocyte count of and a serum lactate of . Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?
- Immediate exploratory laparotomyCevap
- BComputed tomography angiography of the abdomen and pelvis
- CIntravenous heparin infusion and admission to the surgical intensive care unit
- DMesenteric duplex ultrasonography
- ECatheter-directed mesenteric arterial thrombolysis