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"Declarations Conflicts of interestSMB reported receiving grants from Achmea Healthcare Foundation during the conduct of the study. ARA reported receiving grants and personal fees from Becton Dickson and The Medicines Company; grants from Draeger; sponsor-initiated and funded phase 1 research from Rigel; and personal fees from PAION, Janssen Pharma, Ever Pharma, and Philips outside the submitted work. PS reported receiving grants from Dutch Brain Foundation and Achmea Healthcare Foundation during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported. Conflicts of interest SMB reported receiving grants from Achmea Healthcare Foundation during the conduct of the study. ARA reported receiving grants and personal fees from Becton Dickson and The Medicines Company; grants from Draeger; sponsor-initiated and funded phase 1 research from Rigel; and personal fees from PAION, Janssen Pharma, Ever Pharma, and Philips outside the submitted work. PS reported receiving grants from Dutch Brain Foundation and Achmea Healthcare Foundation during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported."

"Funding This work was supported by the Dutch Brain Foundation (“Hersenstichting”) under Grant F2010(1)-14, and Achmea Healthcare Foundation (“Stichting Achmea Gezondheidszorg”) under Grant Z644. The funding sources did not have a role in the design or execution of this study and did not have any role during analysis and interpretation of the data, or in the decision to submit results."