References

Authors
Affiliations

Dylan Whitaker

Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Department of Critical Care, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Matthew Wilson

Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Steve Harris

Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Department of Critical Care, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

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