Table 5 Ethics committees that approved the study
001 | Dresden | Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary Engineering Group, University Hospital Dresden, Germany | Ethics Committee of the Medical Faculty of the Technical University Dresden ID: EK 430112013 |
002 | Aachen | Department of Anesthesiology, University of Aachen, Germany | Ethics Committee of the Medical Faculty of RWTH Aachen ID: EK 181/14 |
003 | Düsseldorf | Department of Anesthesiology CLIPS Clinical Trials – Patient-centered Studies, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany | Ethics Committee of the Medical Faculty of HHU Düsseldorf ID: 2014072709 |
004 | Mainz | Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Germany | Ethics Committee of the Medical Faculty of UMC Mainz ID: 837.307.14 (9546) |
005 | Bochum | Clinic of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Clinic Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Germany | Ethics Committee of the Medical Faculty, Ruhr University Bochum ID: 5110-14 |
006 | Heidelberg | Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany | Ethics Committee of the Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg ID: S-442/2014 |
007 | Wesel | Department of Anesthesiology, Marienhospital Wesel, Germany | Ethics Committee of the Medical Council Nordrhein, Düsseldorf ID: 2014497 |
008 | Friesoythe | Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Marienstift Friesoythe, Germany | Ethics Committee of the Medical Council Niedersachsen, Hannover ID: Grae/045/2015 |
009 | Bonn | Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Germany | Ethics Committee of the Medical Faculty of the University of Bonn ID: 288/15 |
011 | Porto | Serviço de Anestesiologia, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Portugal | Ethics and Health Committee of Centro Hospitalar do Porto ID: 2014.144 (100-DEFI/130-CES) |
012 | Santa Maria da Feira | Serviço de Anestesiologia, Centro Hospitalar Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal | Ethics and Health Committee of Centro Hospitalar Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira ID: 07/ANES/2014 |
013 | Porto | Serviço de Anestesiologia, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal | Ethics and Health Committee of Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto ID: CES 167-14 |
014 | Matosinhos | Serviço de Anestesiologia, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal | Ethics and Health Committee of Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos ID: 076/CE/JAS |
021 | New York | Department of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, New York, NY, USA | Institutional Review Board at Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, New York ID: 2014-3761 |
022 | Rochester, Minnesota | Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA | Institutional Review Board Mayo Clinic ID: 14-005465 |
023 | Jacksonville, Florida | Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA | Institutional Review Board Mayo Clinic ID: 14-005465 |
024 | Phoenix, Arizona | Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA | Institutional Review Board Mayo Clinic ID: 14-005465 |
025 | Aurora, Colorado | Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado SOM, Aurora, CO, USA | ŒColorado Multiple Institutional Review Board (COMIRB) ID: 14-1495 |
026 | Boston | Department of Anesthesiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA | Institutional Review Board at Tufts Medical Center, Boston ID: 11808 |
027 | Jackson | Department of Anesthesiology, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, USA | Institutional Review Board at University of Mississippi, Jackson ID: 2015-0080 |
028 | Chicago | Department of Anesthesiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA | Institutional Review Board at University of Chicago, Chicago ID: 14-1044 |
031 | Santiago de Chile | Department of Anesthesiology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile | Comite de Etica en Investigacion Escuela de Medicina Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile ID: 14-462 |
041 | Amsterdam | Department of Intensive Care, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Medisch Ethische Toetsingscommissie (METC) of the Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam ID: 2014_261 |
042 | Leiden | Department of Anesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands | Ethics Committee of the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden ID: P15.038 |
043 | Hoorn | Department of Anesthesiology, Westfriesgasthuis, Hoorn, The Netherlands | Ethics Committee of Westfriesgasthuis, Hoorn ID: WB 486 |
044 | Amsterdam | Department of Anesthesiology, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Ethics Committee of VU Medical Center (VUMC), Amsterdam ID: 2014.561 |
045 | Amsterdam | Department of Anesthesiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis (OLVG), Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Ethics Committee of the Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis (OLVG), Amsterdam ID: WO 14.133 |
051 | Vienna | Department of Anesthesiology and General Intensive Care, Medical University of Vienna, Austria | Ethics committee of the Medical University of Vienna ID: 1702/2014 |
061 | Badalona | Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain | Comité d’Ètica de la Investigació. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona ID: AC-14-095 |
062 | Valencia | Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Spain | Ethics Committee of the Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia ID: F-CE-GEva-15, approved 27/11/2014 |
063 | Valencia | Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Relief, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Spain | Ethics Committee of the Consorcio Hospital General Universitario of Valencia ID: 223/2004 |
064 | Madrid | Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Critical Care, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain | Ethics Committee of the Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid ID: 4465 12/2015 |
065 | Terrassa | Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Spain | Ethics Committee of the Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Terassa ID: 04/15, approved 29/04/2015 |
066 | Barcelona | Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Spain | Research Ethics Committee of the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona ID: HCB/2015/0963 |
071 | Makkah | Department of Anesthesiology, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia | King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC) Local IRB registered at the National BioMedical Ethics Committee, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology ID: 14-144 |
072 | Riyadh | Department of Anesthesiology, King Abdulaziz National Guard Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Ethics Committee of the King Abdulaziz National Guard Medical City, Riyadh ID: IRBC/215/16 |
081 | Istanbul | Department of Anaesthesiology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey | Clinical Research Ethics Committee of the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul IB: 1417, approved 18/9/2014 |
082 | Istanbul | Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey | Clinical Research Ethics Committee of the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul ID: 09.2015075 |
083 | Antalya | Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey | Ethics Committee of Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya ID: 170, approved 17/04/2015 |
084 | Izmir | Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Dokuz Eylül University of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey | Ethics Committee of Dokuz Eylul University Medical Faculty ID: 66, approved 23/01/2015 |
085 | Istanbul | Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Educational and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey | Ethics committee of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Educational and Research Hospital, Istanbul ID: 17073117-050-99 |
091 | Napoli | Department of Anaesthesiological, Surgical and Emergency Sciences, Second University of Naples, Italy | Ethics committee of Second University of Naples ID: 29.GEN.2015/128 |
092 | Ferrara | Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Ospedale Sant’ Anna, Ferrara, Italy | Ethics Committee of Ferrara ID: 15097, approved 26/03/2015 |
093 | Varese | Department of Environment, Health and Safety, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy | Ethics Committee – ASST Sette Laghi Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy ID: 0034259 |
094 | Genoa | Dept. of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, IRCCS AOU San Martino, IST, University of Genoa, Italy | Regional Ethics Committee Liguria, Italy ID: 121.REG.2015 |
095 | Aosta | Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ospedale U. Parini, AUSL della Valle d’ Aosta, Italy | Ethics Committee of AUSL della Valle d’ Aosta, Aosta ID: 737, approved 19/06/2015 |
101 | Geneva | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Intensive Care, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland | Ethics Committee of University Hospital Geneva ID: 14-238 |
102 | Frauenfeld | Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kantonsspital Frauenfeld, Switzerland | Ethics Committee of the Kanton Thurgau, Münsterlingen ID: A2015/33 |
103 | Basel | Department of Anesthesia, Surgical Intensive Care, Prehospital Emergency Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland | Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz ID: PB_2016-00313 |
111 | Zagreb | University Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, University Hospital Sveti Duh, Zagreb, Croatia | Ethics Committee of the Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh ID: 01-12/4 |
112 | Zagreb | Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Clinical Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia | Ethics Committee of the University Zagreb School of Medicine and Ethics Committee of Clinical Hospital Dubrava Zagreb ID: none provided, approved 23/06/2015 |
121 | Ghent | Department of Anesthesiology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium | Ethics Committee of Ghent University Hospital ID: B670201523757 |
123 | Antwerpen | Department of Anesthesiology, UH Antwerpen, Belgium | Ethics Committee of Ghent University Hospital ID: B670201523757 |
124 | Leuven | Department of Anesthesiology, UZ Leuven, Belgium | Ethics Committee of Ghent University Hospital ID: B670201523757 |
125 | Bruges | Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive care and Emergency, AZ Sint Jan Brugge, Bruges, Belgium | Ethics Committee of Ghent University Hospital ID: B670201523757 |
126 | Brussels | Department of Anesthesiology, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, Belgium | Ethics Committee of Ghent University Hospital ID: B670201523757 |
131 | Bucharest | Department of Anesthesiology, Ponderas Hospital, Bucharest, Romania | Ethic Council of the Ponderas Hospital, Bucharest ID: 73, approved /23/06/2015 |
141 | Dublin | Department of Critical Care and burns unit, SR James’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland | Ethics Committee of St. James’s University Hospital, Dublin ID: 2015/05/02 |
151 | Zaporozhye | Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Zaporozhye State Medical University, Zaporozhye, Ukraine | Ethics Committee of the Zaporozhye State Medical University, Zaporozhye ID: 5/2015 |
152 | Lutsk | Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lutsk Clinical Hospital, Lutsk, Ukraine | Ethics Committee of the Lutsk Clinical Hospital, Lutsk ID: 354/1.3.7.15 |
161 | Tel Aviv | Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel | Tel Aviv Medical Center Helsinki Committee ID: 0509-14-TLV |
171 | Lodz | Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Barlicki University Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Poland | Ethics Committee of Medical University of Lodz, Poland ID: RNN/134/15/KE |
181 | Toronto | Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Saint Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada | St Michael’s Hospital Research Ethics Board ID: 15-134 |
191 | Sheffield | Operating Services, Critical Care and Anaesthesia (OSCCA), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom | NISCHR Research Ethics Service, Wales REC4,Wrexham ID: 15/WA/0106 |
192 | Stoke-on-Trent | Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom | NISCHR Research Ethics Service, Wales REC4,Wrexham ID: 15/WA/0106 |
193 | Chertsey | Research Divisional Lead – Surgery and Oncology, Research and Development Department, Ashford and St Peter Hospitals NHS Trust, Chertsey, United Kingdom | NISCHR Research Ethics Service, Wales REC4,Wrexham ID: 15/WA/0106 |
194 | Truro | Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, United Kingdom | NISCHR Research Ethics Service, Wales REC4,Wrexham ID: 15/WA/0106 |
195 | Hull | Department of Anaesthesia, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Hull, United Kingdom | NISCHR Research Ethics Service, Wales REC4,Wrexham ID: 15/WA/0106 |
196 | London | Department of Critical Care Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom | NISCHR Research Ethics Service, Wales REC4,Wrexham ID: 15/WA/0106 |
197 | Chichester | Department of Anaesthesia, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Chichester, United Kingdom | NISCHR Research Ethics Service, Wales REC4,Wrexham ID: 15/WA/0106 |
198 | York | Department of Anaesthesia, York Teaching Hospitals, York, United Kingdom | NISCHR Research Ethics Service, Wales REC4,Wrexham ID: 15/WA/0106 |
199 | Homerton | Department of Anaesthesia, Homerton University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Homerton, United Kingdom | NISCHR Research Ethics Service, Wales REC4,Wrexham ID: 15/WA/0106 |
190 | Bristol | Department of Anaesthesia, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom | NISCHR Research Ethics Service, Wales REC4,Wrexham ID: 15/WA/0106 |
201 | Skopje | Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University Clinic of Surgery St. Naum Ohridski, Skopje, Macedonia | Ethic Committee of the University Hospital Skopje ID: 07/3183/1 |
211 | St. Andre les Vergers | Department of Anaesthesia, Polyclinique Montier La Celle, St. Andre les Vergers, France | Ethic Committee of the Polyclinique Montier La Celle, St. Andre les Vergers ID: non provided; approved 16/03/2016 |
221 | Athens | Department of Anaesthesia, Alexandra General Hospital, Athens, Greece | Ethic Committee of the Alexandra General Hospital, Athens ID: 18-8/21-06-2016 |
Ostrava-Poruba | Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Medicine, University Hospital of Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic | Ethic Committee of the University Hospital of Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba ID: 64/2015 |