Berk, Till https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9582-1810
Könsgen, Nadja
Lechler, Philipp
Imach, Sebastian
Schär, Michael
Bieler, Dan
Horst, Klemens
Hildebrand, Frank
Goossen, Käthe
Funding for this research was provided by:
RWTH Aachen University
Article History
Received: 18 January 2026
Accepted: 22 June 2026
First Online: 8 July 2026
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was not required because the study used publicly accessible documents as evidence.
: Not applicable.
: D. Bieler, K. Goossen, S. Imach, K. Horst, and N. Koensgen are members of the steering group of the German Polytrauma guideline. All remaining authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.