Correction to: Intensive Care Med (2016) 42:1999–2007 DOI 10.1007/s00134-016-4541-y

The second element of the first author’s name was misinterpreted as a given name, whereas in fact it is part of his family name. The correct version of his name for indexing purposes is therefore M. Pineton de Chambrun (not M. P. de Chambrun).