Erratum to: Intensive Care Med (2014) 40:1489–1498 DOI 10.1007/s00134-014-3400-y

The authors would like to add to their article a short statement regarding their potential conflicts of interest not specifically related to the funding of this particular publication. The potential conflicts of interest are as follows:

Arnaldo Lopes Colombo

Consulting: Pfizer, Gilead, MSD, United Medical; medical education programs: Pfizer, Astellas, MSD, United Medical; research grants: Pfizer, MSD, Luminex.

Alessandro Pasqualotto

Consulting: Pfizer, Gilead, Astellas, MSD; medical education programs: Pfizer, Gilead, Astellas, MSD; research grants: Pfizer, MSD, Gilead.

Marcio Nucci

Consulting: Pfizer, Gilead, Astellas, Merck; medical education programs: Pfizer, Gilead, Astellas, Merck; research grants: Pfizer, Merck.

Flavio Queiroz-Telles

Consulting: Merck, United Medical, Teva; medical education programs: Pfizer, Teva, United; research grants: Pfizer, Astellas, Merck.

No conflicts of interest

Thais Guimarães, Teresa Sukienik, Simone Nóuer, Ricardo Andreotti.