To count for—Mortality on intensive care unit and the allocation of ventilator-associated pneumonia*

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany Dr. Spies is on the ethical committee for the Vienna Faculty of Medicine; received pending grant support from Abbott, Baxter, Fresenius Kabi, and Wyeth; received institutional grant support from ARGUS, BDA, BMBF, Deutsche Krebshilfe, DLR, the German Research Society, and Inner University; received payment for lectures (including service on speaker's bureaus) from Abbott, B. Braun, Baxter, Essex Pharma, and GSK; received travel/accommodations/meeting expenses from Abbott, Aspect, Baxter, Fresenius Kabi, and Wyeth. Dr. Nachtigall received honoraria/speaking fees from Roche.