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    Cunningham, Paul R. G.; Foil, M. Beth
    Abstract
    Lacerations of the inferior vena cava are associated with a high mortality and may be difficult to repair. The majority of injuries are due to penetrating trauma. Rapid transportation to definitive surgical care with effective resuscitation may improve mortality. Surgical management includes adequate treatment of hypovolemic shock due to blood loss. Placement of intravenous infusion sites below the level of the diaphragm may be effective. Operative control of the inferior vena cava can be accomplished by directed digital compression followed by a proximal and distal control. Injuries of the inferior vena cava above the level of the renal veins are associated with an increased mortality. Retrohepatic and subdiaphragmatic injuries are highly lethal. This article discusses appropriate surgical approaches for repair of the inferior vena cava above and below the diaphragm. (J NatI Med Assoc. 1995;87:305-307.)
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2990
    Subject
     Vena cava; Inferior vena caval injury 
    Date
    1995-04
    Citation:
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    Cunningham, Paul R. G., & Foil, M. Beth. (April 1995). The Ripped Cava. Journal of the National Medical Association, 87(4), 305- 307. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2990

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    Cunningham, Paul R. G., and Foil, M. Beth. "The Ripped Cava". Journal of the National Medical Association. 87:4. (305-307), April 1995. September 30, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2990.
    Chicago:
    Cunningham, Paul R. G. and Foil, M. Beth, "The Ripped Cava," Journal of the National Medical Association 87, no. 4 (April 1995), http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2990 (accessed September 30, 2023).
    AMA:
    Cunningham, Paul R. G., Foil, M. Beth. The Ripped Cava. Journal of the National Medical Association. April 1995; 87(4): 305-307. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2990. Accessed September 30, 2023.
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