Bhogal, P.
AlMatter, M.
Aguilar Pérez, M.
Bäzner, H.
Henkes, H.
Hellstern, V.
Article History
Received: 25 November 2019
Accepted: 4 March 2020
First Online: 27 March 2020
Compliance with ethical guidelines
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: P. Bhogal, M. Aguilar Pérez serve as proctors and consultants for phenox. H. Henkes is a co-founder and shareholder of phenox. M. AlMatter, H. Bäzner and V. Hellstern declare that they have no competing interests.
: For this type of study formal consent is not required. The data, which are the basis of this manuscript were collected in retrospect as a means of quality assurance. There was no scientific intention related to the treatment of the concerning patients ex ante. According to German law neither the collection of data for the purpose of quality management nor the anonymous publication without identifying information requires the consent of the patient or consultation of the ethics committee concerned (§ 15 Abs. 1 der Berufsordnung der LÄK Baden-Württemberg).