Schuetz, Philipp; Medical University Department, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Wirz, Yannick; Medical University Department, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
Sager, Ramon; Medical University Department, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
Christ-Crain, Mirjam; Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Stolz, D; Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Clinic of Pneumology and Pulmonary Cell Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Tamm, M.; Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Clinic of Pneumology and Pulmonary Cell Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Bouadma, L.; Service de Réanimation Médicale, Université Paris 7-Denis-Diderot, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
Luyt, C. E.; Service de Réanimation Médicale, Université Paris 6-Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Paris, France
Wolff, M.; Service de Réanimation Médicale, Université Paris 7-Denis-Diderot, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
Chastre, Jean; Service de Réanimation Médicale, Université Paris 6-Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Paris, France
Tubach, F.; Département de Biostatistique, Santé publique et Information médicale, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
Kristoffersen, K. B.; Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Burkhardt, O.; Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Member of the German Center of Lung Research, Hannover, Germany
Welte, T.; Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Member of the German Center of Lung Research, Hannover, Germany
Schroeder, S.; Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Krankenhaus Dueren, Dueren, Germany
Nobre, V.; Department of Intensive Care, Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Wei, L.; Department of Internal and Geriatric Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
Bucher, H. C.; Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Annane, D.; Critical Care Department, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, AP-HP, Faculty of Health Science Simone Veil, UVSQ–University Paris Saclay, Garches, France
Reinhart, K.; Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
Falsey, A. R.; Department of Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States
Branche, A.; Department of Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States
Damas, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Anesthésie et réanimation
Nijsten, M.; University Medical Centre, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
de Lange, D. W.; University Medical Center Utrecht and University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Deliberato, R. O.; Critical Care Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
Oliveira, C. F.; Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Maravić-Stojković, V.; Immunology Laboratory, Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade, Serbia
Verduri, A.; Section of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Polyclinic of Modena, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Beghé, B.; Section of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Polyclinic of Modena, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Cao, B.; Center for Respiratory Diseases, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
Shehabi, Y.; Critical Care and Peri-operative Medicine, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Jensen, J.-U. S.; Centre of Excellence for Health, Immunity and Infections, Department of Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Finsencentret, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Corti, C.; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark
van Oers, J. A. H.; Elisabeth Tweesteden Hospital, Tilburg, Netherlands
Girbes, A. R. J.; VUmc University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
de Jong, E.; VUmc University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Briel, M.; Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Mueller, B.; Medical University Department, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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