About the Authors

Paul Campsall

Affiliation Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Kate Colizza

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Sharon Straus

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Henry T. Stelfox

tstelfox@ucalgary.ca

Affiliations Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PC SS HTS. Performed the experiments: PC KC HTS. Analyzed the data: PC KC SS HTS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HTS. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: PC HTS. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: PC KC SS HTS. Agree with the manuscript’s results and conclusions: PC KC SS HTS. All authors have read, and confirm that they meet, ICMJE criteria for authorship.