[Wounds and intraoperative injuries of the inferior vena cava]

An analysis of 1054 acts of medicolegal examinations of corpses of people who died from injuries of major vessels has been made. It was established that wounds of the v. c. i. took place in 0.7% of the cases. The experience with the treatment of 9 patients with thrust-cut wounds of v. c. i. and 14 patients with iatrogenic trauma of v. c. i. is described. Methods of help in the prehospital period, specific operative interventions, methods of postoperative management of patients with injuries of v. c. i. are described.