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AP was the principal investigator of the 6S trial; his unit receives support for research from Fresenius Kabi and CSL Behring. JM was the principal investigator of the CHEST trial; his institution, the George Institute for Global Health, has received unrestricted grant funding from Fresenius Kabi and Baxter Healthcare in relation to fluid resuscitation research; he is supported by a Practitioner Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.

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Perner, A., Myburgh, J. Ten ‘short-lived’ beliefs in intensive care medicine. Intensive Care Med 41, 1703–1706 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-3733-1

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