About the Authors

Kristian Thorlund

thorluk@mcmaster.ca

Affiliations Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Copenhagen Trial Unit, Department 3344, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Georgina Imberger

Affiliation Copenhagen Trial Unit, Department 3344, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Bradley C. Johnston

Affiliations Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Michael Walsh

Affiliations Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Tahany Awad

Affiliation Copenhagen Trial Unit, Department 3344, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Lehana Thabane

Affiliations Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Biostatistics Unit, Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, St Joseph's Healthcare – Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Christian Gluud

Affiliation Copenhagen Trial Unit, Department 3344, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

P. J. Devereaux

Affiliations Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Public Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Jørn Wetterslev

Affiliation Copenhagen Trial Unit, Department 3344, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KT GI BCJ TA LT CG PJD JW MW. Performed the experiments: KT. Analyzed the data: KT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KT TA. Wrote the paper: KT GI BCJ TA LT CG PJD JW MW.