Erratum to: Intensive Care Med DOI 10.1007/s00134-008-1284-4

The conflict of interest statement for Dr. Ezra was inadvertently deleted in production.

It is reproduced here:

Conflict of interest statement Daniel Ezra received a £400 travel grant from Geistlich (manufacturers of Geliperm) in 2006 to attend the ESICM meeting in Barcelona.

Moreover, Dr. Malik’s initials were given incorrectly. Her correct name is Aeesha N. J. Malik.