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Review
. 2004 Jul 24;329(7459):220-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7459.220.

Intensive care management and control of infection

Mark Ansermino  1 , Carolyn Hemsley
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Review

Intensive care management and control of infection

Mark Ansermino et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Patient with burns in intensive care unit. Note the bilateral slings raising the burnt hands, air fluidised mattress, warm air heater, haemofiltration, and ventilator
Figure 2
Figure 2
Bronchoscopy image showing mucosal inflammation
Figure 3
Figure 3
Myoglobinuria in patient after receiving high tension electrical burns
Figure 4
Figure 4
Sites of potential infection in a burns patient
Figure 5
Figure 5
Streptococcal cellulitis in a superficial burn wound
Figure 6
Figure 6
Pseudomonal colonisation of a grafted burn wound on a thigh (note vivid green coloration of dressing)
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