• Eur J Emerg Med · Sep 1996

    Case Reports

    Survival after laceration of the superior vena cava from blunt chest trauma.

    • C A Graham, L S McLeod, R G Mitchell, J P Wyatt, and W S Walker.
    • Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK.
    • Eur J Emerg Med. 1996 Sep 1; 3 (3): 191-3.

    AbstractLaceration of the superior vena cava is an unusual result of blunt trauma and is almost invariably lethal. A case caused by a high speed road traffic accident is presented; the factors relating to survival are discussed.

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