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Braun Melsungen AG, MSD Sharp & Dohme GmbH, Daiichi Sankyo Deutschland GmbH, Akademie f\u00fcr Infektionsmedizin e.V., L\u00fccke Kongresse GmbH, Pfizer Deutschland GmbH, MVZ Labor Dr. Limbach & Kollegen GbR, and Noscendo GmbH. Furthermore, T.B. has participated in advisory boards for Baxter Deutschland GmbH and Bayer AG. T.B. has also received research funding or research grants from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Dietmar Hopp Stiftung, Stiftung Universit\u00e4tsmedizin Essen, Heidelberger Stiftung Chirurgie, Innovationsfonds des Gemeinsamen Bundesausschusses (G-BA), and Fraunhofer IGB. S.J.S. has received grants and non-financial support from Reactive Robotics GmbH (Munich, Germany), ASP GmbH (Attendorn, Germany), STIMIT AG (Biel, Switzerland), and ESICM (Geneva, Switzerland); grants, personal fees, and non-financial support from Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH (Bad Homburg, Germany); grants from the Innovationsfonds of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) and the European Union\/European Commission; personal fees from Springer Verlag GmbH (Vienna, Austria) for educational purposes and from Advanz Pharma GmbH (Bielefeld, Germany); and non-financial support from national and international societies (and their congress organizers) in the field of anesthesiology and intensive care medicine, outside the submitted work. S.J.S. also holds small stock holdings in Alphabet Inc., Ascendis Pharma Inc., Bayer AG, and Siemens AG; these holdings have not influenced his research or this study. M.S. has received honoraria for lectures from Baxter Deutschland GmbH and Artcline GmbH, Germany, and research funding from Sonovum AG, Germany, and Cytosorbents Europe GmbH. Furthermore, M.S. has received research grants from the University of Rostock, DAMP Stiftung, Bundesinstitut f\u00fcr Risikobewertung, Fraunhofer IZI, and Innovationsfonds Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. S.O.D. has received scientific grants from the Heidelberg Foundation of Surgery and the B. Braun Foundation (Melsungen, Germany), as well as research support from SphingoTec GmbH and Inflammatic Inc. F.D. has received personal fees from Forum f\u00fcr medizinische Fortbildung GmbH (Hofheim am Taunus, Germany), Artcline GmbH (Rostock, Germany), Sana Kliniken AG (Ismaning, Germany), and The First Hospital of Lanzhou University (Lanzhou, China). J.C.S. has participated on the advisory board for Artcline GmbH, Germany, and has received honoraria for lectures from AstraZeneca GmbH, AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals Germany GmbH, and ZOLL Medical Deutschland GmbH. S.G. and P.S. are co-founders, shareholders, and employees of Noscendo GmbH. J.S. has received funding or research grants from G-BA and the EuroQol Research Foundation. All other authors declare no conflicts of interest. Stefan J. Schaller is a Section Editor for Intensive Care Medicine. He has not taken part in the review or selection process of this article.","order":1,"name":"Ethics","label":"Conflicts of interest","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Declarations"}}]}}