1Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada.
2Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
3Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
4Division of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
5Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
6Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
7Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
8Alberta Health Services—Calgary Zone, Calgary, AB, Canada.
9Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
10Division of Critical Care Medicine and Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
11Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
12Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
13Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit, CHU de Québec Research Center, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.
14Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
* See also p. 1526 and 1527.
ClinicalTrials.gov number: NCT01293708.
All authors contributed to the conception and design of the study and to the drafting of the article. Ms. Jiang and Mr. Day were responsible for the analysis. All authors contributed to the analysis and interpretation of data, revised the article for important intellectual content, gave final approval of the version to be published, and agree to act as guarantor of the work.
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Dr. Heyland’s institution received grant support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Dr. Bagshaw served as a board member, consulted, and lectured for Baxter Healthcare. His institution received grant support from Baxter Healthcare. Dr. Dodek’s institution received grant support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Dr. Kutsogiannis’ institution received grant support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Dr. Burns holds a CIHR Clinician Scientist – Phase 2 Award and a Ministry of Research and Innovation Early Researcher Award. Dr. Burns’ institution received grant support (per patient recruitment) from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Dr. Muscedere’s institution received grant support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (peer reviewed funding). Dr. Turgeon received grant support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (operating grant). Mr. Day’s institution received support for article writing/review and support for article preparation from Kingston General Hospital (some of Mr. Day’s time is cost recovered by his institution). The remaining authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.
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