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Impact of sensory stimulations on thirst in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients

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The datasets analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge Nick Walker (Nick Walker Translations, Cheltenham, UK) for editing the manuscript for English.

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Financial support was provided supported by the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France (for Côme Bureau), and a Pilot Study Grant was provided by the Fondation du Souffle, Paris, France.

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CB was responsible for study design, data acquisition, data analysis, data interpretation, manuscript writing, manuscript review, manuscript approval for publishing, and was accountable for all aspects of the work. JM was responsible for manuscript writing, manuscript review, manuscript approval for publishing. AD was responsible for study design, data analysis, data interpretation, manuscript writing, manuscript review, manuscript approval for publishing, and was accountable for all aspects of the work. TS was responsible for study design, data interpretation, manuscript writing, manuscript review, manuscript approval for publishing.

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AD reports personal fees from Medtronic, grants, personal fees and non-financial support from Philips, personal fees from Baxter, personal fees from Hamilton, personal fees and non-financial support from Fisher & Paykel, grants from the French Ministry of Health, personal fees from Getinge, grants and personal fees from Respinor, grants and non-financial support from Lungpacer, unrelated to the work submitted. TS reports, over the last 3 years, 1) personal fees for consulting and teaching activities from ADEP Assistance, AstraZeneca France, Chiesi France, KPL consulting, Lungpacer Inc., OSO-AI, TEVA France, Vitalaire, and 2) as a member of the board of a research association, unrestricted grants from Covidien, Lungpacer, Maquet, and Philips, all unrelated to the present work. TS is listed as inventor on issued patents (WO2008006963A3, WO2012004534A1, WO2013164462A1) describing EEG responses to experimental and clinical dyspnea to identify and alleviate dyspnea in noncommunicative patients. CM and JM have no conflicts of interest related to this work.

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Bureau, C., Mallet, J., Similowski, T. et al. Impact of sensory stimulations on thirst in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients. Intensive Care Med 50, 1705–1707 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-024-07606-1

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