We would like to acknowledge support from

the Société Française d’Anesthésie-Réanimation (SFAR)

the Association des Neuro-Anesthésistes de langue Française (ANARLF)

the Société de Réanimation de Langue Française (SRLF)

and the Institut Pasteur for their support or endorsement.

Our special thanks go to University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, University of Paris, Sorbonne University, Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University.