Outcome of traumatic inferior vena caval injuries: A case series

Inferior vena caval (IVC) injuries are uncommon and challenging. The objective of the study is to evaluate outcomes of patients operated for inferior vena caval injuries at a university hospital. This is a retrospective case series of all adult patients aged >18 years who had been operated for tr...

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Published in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2020-02, Vol.70(Suppl 1) (2), p.S99-S101
Main Authors: Rehman, Zia Ur, Farooq, Rimsha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Case studies
Injuries
Patient outcomes
Penetrating wounds
Venae cavae
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Summary:Inferior vena caval (IVC) injuries are uncommon and challenging. The objective of the study is to evaluate outcomes of patients operated for inferior vena caval injuries at a university hospital. This is a retrospective case series of all adult patients aged >18 years who had been operated for traumatic IVC injuries at a university hospital between Jan 1998 to December 2018. During the study period, 9 patients with IVC injuries were operated with mean age of 26±10.3 years and all were males. Five (55.5%) patients had penetrating injuries while 4 (44.4%) had blunt trauma. Four (44.4%) patients had infra-renal while 5(66.7%) had suprarenal segment injuries with 4 (44.4%) patients undergoing primary repair of the injury. The most injured associated organ was liver 5 (55.6%). Thirty-days operative mortality was 66.7%.
ISSN:0030-9982