• J Emerg Med · Jan 1992

    Case Reports

    Azygos vein laceration following a vertical deceleration injury.

    • A Walsh and H S Snyder.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Albany Medical College, NY 12208.
    • J Emerg Med. 1992 Jan 1;10(1):35-7.

    AbstractA 41-year-old man presented with respiratory distress and hypotension after a 30-foot fall from a tree. Despite fluid resuscitation, the patient expired in the operating room. Autopsy revealed an azygos vein laceration at the junction of the superior vena cava as the cause of death. Azygos vein and superior vena caval lacerations are rare following blunt chest trauma, including vertical deceleration injury. Early suspicion of vascular injuries with aggressive fluid resuscitation and surgical intervention remain the only hope for survival from this highly lethal injury.

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