The authors reply

Marco Giani^{1

2}, Emanuele Rezoagli^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
² Department of Emergency and Intensive Care, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy.

Marco Giani et al. Crit Care Med. 2023.

. 2023 Jul 1;51(7):e149-e150.

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005916. Epub 2023 Jun 15.

Marco Giani^{1

2}, Emanuele Rezoagli^{1

2}

¹ Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
² Department of Emergency and Intensive Care, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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