Lucas, Benjamin http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1666-5093
Mathieu, Sophie-Cecil
Pliske, Gerald
Schirrmeister, Wiebke
Kulla, Martin http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7454-0876
Walcher, Felix
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (01KX1319A, 01KX1319A, 01KX1319A, 01KX1319A)
German Interdisciplinary Association of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
German Federal Ministry of Defence (34 K3–17 1515, K3-S-20 1616)
GBA (VSF1_2017–020)
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
Article History
Received: 26 April 2020
Accepted: 25 September 2020
First Online: 6 October 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: BL and SM held another grant from the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Grant: 01KX1319A) during the conduct of the study. GP has no conflicts to disclose. MK held other grants from the German Interdisciplinary Association of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI), German Federal Ministry of Defence (Research Grant SoFo 34 K3–17 1515 DigiPen; Research Grant SoFo 37 K3-S-20 1616 HappyER—Patientenzufriedenheit mit der Behandlung in einer zentralen Notaufnahme), GBA (“ENQuIRE—Evaluierung der Qualitätsindikatoren von Notaufnahmen auf Outcome-Relevanz für den Patienten”; VSF1_2017–020), and German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (“Verbundprojekt: Verbesserung der Versorgungsforschung in der Akutmedizin durch den Aufbau eines nationalen Notaufnahmeregisters”). FW held a grant from the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Grant: 01KX1319A) during the conduct of the study. WS held a grants from the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Grant: 01KX1319A) during the conduct of the study.
: This study consisted of retrospective analysis of anonymized data collected during regular ED treatment. In relation to §16 of the general terms and conditions of the treatment contract of the Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg A.ö.R., this study needed no ethical approval. This was confirmed by an official statement by the local ethics committee of the University of Magdeburg.