1Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
2Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
3Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
4Department of Innovation, Quality and Control, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
*See also p. 1580.
This work has been performed at Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Florence, Italy.
Supported by Pall International (Sarl, Fribourg, Switzerland) by providing the MIRUS device and disposable materials. Pall International had no role in the study design, data collection or analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the article. This does not alter our adherence to Critical Care Medicine policies.
Drs. Romagnoli, Chelazzi, Villa, Mancinelli, Dugheri, Bonari, Belardinelli, and De Gaudio disclosed that Pall International supported the study by providing the MIRUS device and disposable materials, but they had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the article. Dr. Romagnoli received funding from Baxter, Orion Pharma, and Vygon for lectures, from ICU Medical, MSD, and Medtronic grants for consultancy, from Baxter, BBraun, Pall International, and Vygon support for travel expenses, hotel accommodations, and registration to meetings. Dr. Chelazzi received a grant for consultancy by Astellas, support for meetings (travels, hotel accommodations, and/or registration) by BBraun, Astellas, MSD, Pfizer, Pall International, Baxter, and Orion Pharma, for lectures by Orion Pharma. Dr. Villa received funding from Baxter support for travel expenses, hotel accommodations, and registration to meetings. Dr. De Gaudio received research grants from MSD Italia, Baxter, and Pall International. The remaining authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.
Address requests for reprints to: Stefano Romagnoli, MD, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Anestesia Oncologica e Terapia Intensiva, L.go Brambilla, 3, 50139. Florence, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]
