TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1978//
TI  - Reappraisal of low-velocity gunshot wounds of the aorta and inferior vena cava in civilian practice
JO  - Journal of trauma
A1  - Mandal, A. K.
A1  - Boitano, M. A.
SP  - 580
EP  - 585
VL  - 18
IS  - 8
N2  - Eighteen low-velocity gunshot wounds of the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava were analyzed. Injury to the aorta and inferior vena cava occurred in 9.2% of all penetrating abdominal injuries due to gunshot wounds in our series. The mortality rate was 33% for the suprarenal and 25% for the infrarenal inferior vena cava, 50% for the infrarenal aorta, 100% for the suprarenal aorta and for the combined injuries. Control of active bleeding is more closely related to survival than any other single factor.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-5282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -