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Infection continues to be the main cause of death in the burn patient, if we exclude the inhalation syndrome, and is the most serious complication in burns. Infection plays a part in about 70–80% of deaths occurring within 5 days of admission to hospital of critically burned patients, a percentage that has remained unchanged despite all the progress made in the treatment of burn patients. For example, in the last 20 years, the proportion of deaths in patients with > 50% body surface area (BSA) burned has been reduced by half; however, infection was responsible for three out of four deaths both at the beginning and at the end of this 20 year period.
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Cabrera, R.H., Bajo, G.G., Torres, V.G., Calero, J.R. (1995). Infection in the Burn Patient. In: Masellis, M., Gunn, S.W.A. (eds) The Management of Burns and Fire Disasters: Perspectives 2000. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0361-6_48
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