Burghgraef, T. A. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8781-9630
Amelung, F. J.
Verheijen, P. M.
Broeders, I. A. M. J.
Consten, E. C. J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
University Medical Center Groningen
Article History
Accepted: 20 May 2020
First Online: 5 June 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Broeders reports personal fees from Johnson & Johnson and Intuitive Surgical. Consten and Verheijen report personal fees from Intuitive Surgical. Amelung and Burghgraef have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose. No funding was received for this study.
: The study was approved by the regional medical ethics committee (MEC-U, NL54504.100.15) and by the local institutional review board of the hospital. The study was performed in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all patients who met inclusion criteria and were willing to participate.
: Patients signed informed consent regarding publishing their data.