Penetrating Thoracic Wounds

Penetrating chest wounds remain a topical pathology on the rise particularly with the spread of social violence and socio-economic difficulties. They continue to be a frequent reason for hospitalization. Patients victims of this kind of trauma require special attention because of an important anatomical-clinical discordance. Indeed the intra-thoracic lesions generated can be very serious putting at risk the vital prognosis and imposing a more adequate multidisciplinary management ensured by the close and synergic collaboration of an anaesthetist-resuscitator a thoracic surgeon and a radiologist.