Sun, Qianhui
Chase, J. Geoffrey
Zhou, Cong
Tawhai, Merryn H.
Knopp, Jennifer L.
Möller, Knut
Shaw, Geoffrey M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tertiary Education Commission (3705718, 3705718, 3705718)
Article History
Received: 28 March 2022
Accepted: 22 July 2022
First Online: 3 August 2022
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: The study data was obtained retrospectively from trials designed in 1999 and conducted between September 2000 and February 2002 in intensive care units of eight German university hospitals. The protocol was approved by the local ethics committee of each participating institution. Informed consent was obtained from the patient or his or her legally authorized representative in accordance with legal and ethical regulations.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.