Correction to: Critical Care (2020) 24:181 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-02861-2

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors identified an error in Fig. 2. The error was that Figs. 2 and 3 were both displaying the same figure. The correct Fig. 2 is given hereafter.

Fig. 2
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Circadian vital-sign profiles in the 24 h prior to discharge from the ICU for men in MIMIC-III, eICU-CRD, and PICRAM, grouped by age: a SBP, b HR, c RR, and d T. The solid line represents the mean profile, and the shaded area the 95% CI of the population mean for a group

All the changes that were requested are implemented in this correction and the original article [1] has been corrected.