From the Intensive Care Department (YMA, OCD, AAA-S, SHH, SJS, HRG, AHR, SHK, RJB), College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; Epidemiology and Biostatistics (HMT), College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; Department of Medicine (ZAM); Endocrinology Division (MOA-D), Department of Medicine; and Department of Clinical Nutrition (MHS), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Infection Prevention and Control Program (ZAM); Gulf Cooperation Council (states) Center for Infection Control (ZAM); and Department of Medicine (ZAM), Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Ottawa, Canada.
Supported, in part, by King Abdulaziz Medical City ICU Research Fund to support database development and data collection and entry.
Contributions: The PI (YMA) had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. YMA, OCD, AAS, ZAM, MOD were responsible for the conception and design. YMA, OCD, SHH, SJS, HRG, AHR, SHK, RJB, MHS took part in the acquisition of data. YMA, OCD, HMT, AAS, AHR were responsible for analysis and interpretation of data. YMA, OCD, HMT, AAS, SJS, HRG, AHR, SHK were responsible for drafting the manuscript. YMA, OCD, AAS, ZAM, SHH, MOD, RJB, MHS were in charge for the critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. YMA, OCD, HMT were responsible for statistical analysis. YMA, AAS, ZAM, SHK took part in obtaining funding. YMA, AAS, SHH, SJS, SHK, RJB were responsible for administrative, technical, or material support. YMA, OCD, SJS, HRG, SHK, RJB were in charge for the general supervision. All authors have seen and approved of the final text.
The authors have not disclosed any potential conflicts of interest.
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