Merz, Tobias M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3149-5873
Cioccari, Luca
Frey, Pascal M.
Bloch, Andreas
Berger, David
Zante, Bjoern
Jakob, Stephan M.
Takala, Jukka
Article History
Received: 26 February 2019
Accepted: 12 June 2019
First Online: 4 July 2019
Change Date: 22 July 2019
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake.
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Dr Takala has, after his retirement from the Department of Intensive Care Medicine in August 2018, provided paid consultancy services for the Medical Director and the Director of Technology and Innovation of the Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and to Nestec SA. The Department of Intensive Care Medicine has, or has had in the past, research contracts with Orion Corporation, Abbott Nutrition International, B. Braun Medical AG, CSEM SA, Edwards Lifesciences Services GmbH, Kenta Biotech Ltd, Maquet Critical Care AB, Omnicare Clinical Research AG and research & development/consulting contracts with Edwards Lifesciences SA, Maquet Critical Care AB, and Nestlé. The money was paid into a departmental fund, and nine of the authors received financial gain. The Department of Intensive Care Medicine has received unrestricted educational grants from the following organizations for organizing a quarterly postgraduate educational Symposium, the Berner Forum for Intensive Care (until 2015): Fresenius Kabi, GSK, MSD, Lilly, Baxter, Astellas, AstraZeneca, B | Braun, CSL Behring, Maquet, Novartis, Covidien, Nycomed, Pierre Fabre Pharma AG (formerly known as RobaPharm), Pfizer, Orion Pharma, Bard Medica S.A., Abbott AG, Anandic Medical Systems. The Department of Intensive Care Medicine has received unrestricted educational grants from the following organizations for organizing bi-annual postgraduate courses in the fields of critical care ultrasound, management of ECMO and mechanical ventilation: Pierre Fabre Pharma AG (formerly known as RobaPharm), Pfizer AG, Bard Medica S.A., Abbott AG, Anandic Medical Systems, PanGas AG Healthcare, Orion Pharma, Bracco, Edwards Lifesciences AG, Hamilton Medical AG, Fresenius Kabi (Schweiz) AG, Getinge Group Maquet AG, Dräger Schweiz AG, Teleflex Medical GmbH.