Gisselbaek, Mia ✱; From the Department of Acute care medicine, Geneva University Hospitals (MG, RS), Department of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive care and Emergency medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland (MG), Department of Anaesthesiology, Helora, Mons, Belgium (SS), Department of Surgery, UMons, Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium (SS), Institute for Medical Education, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (JB-E), CINTESIS@RISE, Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal (JB-E), Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK (BA), Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin (LB), Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy (LB), Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands (WB), University Hospital of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (IC), Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta (A-MC-P), Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany (MC), University Clinic of Traumatology, Orthopaedics, Anaesthesia, Reanimation and Intensive Care and Emergence Center, 'Ss. Cyril and Methodius' University and Faculty of Medicine, Skopje, North Macedonia (VD), University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Emergency Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, 'Prof.DrCC Iliescu', Bucharest, Romania (DF), Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany (DG-A), Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Latvia (IG), Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hospital of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Riga, Latvia (IG), Department of Anaesthesia and Reanimation, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid (EGA), Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (CH-C), Department of Anaesthesiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (MK), Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Ankara, University Faculty of Medicine (BCM), Ankara University Brain Research Center (BAUM), Ankara, Turkey (BCM), Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (SNM), Department of Anaesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain treatment, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel (ON-S), Clinic for Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Military Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine MMA, Belgrade, Serbia (VN), Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (EO'S), CHIRMED Policlinico G Rodolico Catania Scuola di Anestesia, Rianimazione, Terapia Intenasiva e del Dolore, Catania, Italy (FR), General University Hospital Valencia, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine (CR), Research Methods Department, Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia, Spain (CR), Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Clinical Simulations, Rīga Stradiņš University, Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Riga Pauls Stradins CUH, Riga, Latvia (OS), Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands (MMRFS), Department of Basic and Applied Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent (MMRFS), European Society of Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care, Brussels, Belgium (CW), Clinic for Prehospital Services, Acute and Emergency Medicine, Operative Services and Intensive Care, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway (E-MR), Division of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel (IM
Saxena, Sarah ✱; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté de Médecine, Pharmacie et Sciences Biomédicales > Service du Doyen de la Faculté de Médecine, Pharmacie et Sciences Biomédicales ; Department of Anaesthesiology, Mons, Belgium
Berger-Estilita, Joana; Institute for Medical Education, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland ; CINTESIS@RISE, Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Ateleanu, Bazil; Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Brazzi, Luca; Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy ; Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
Buhre, Wolfgang; Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Crisan, Iulia; University Hospital of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Camilleri-Podesta, Anne-Marie; Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta
Coburn, Mark; Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Durnev, Vesna; University Clinic of Traumatology, Orthopaedics, Anaesthesia, Reanimation and Intensive Care and Emergence Center, 'Ss. Cyril and Methodius' University, Faculty of Medicine, Skopje, North Macedonia
Filipescu, Daniela; University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Emergency Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, 'Prof.DrCC Iliescu', Bucharest, Romania
Ghezel-Ahmadi, David; Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
Golubovska, Iveta; Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia ; Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hospital of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Riga, Latvia
Arévalo, Emilia Guasch; Department of Anaesthesia and Reanimation, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
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Meco, Basak Ceyda; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey ; Ankara University Brain Research Center (BAUM), Ankara, Turkey
Myatra, Sheila N; Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
Nahtomi-Shick, Orit; Department of Anaesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Treatment, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Neskovic, Vojislava; Clinic for Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Military Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine MMA, Belgrade, Serbia
O'Sullivan, Ellen; Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Romero, Carolina; General University Hospital Valencia, Valencia, Spain ; Research Methods Department, Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Weynants, Cathy; European Society of Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care, Brussels, Belgium
Ringvold, Else-Marie; Clinic for Prehospital Services, Acute and Emergency Medicine, Operative Services and Intensive Care, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway
Matot, Idit ; Division of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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