Ecker, Karl-Wilhelm http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9672-2504
Tönsmann, Mathias http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6853-8355
Ecker, Nils Karl Josef http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0663-7825
Möslein, Gabriela http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0639-8350
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes und Medizinische Fakultät der Universität des Saarlandes
Article History
Accepted: 20 October 2021
First Online: 30 October 2021
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Medical Association of Saarland, Germany (ID no. 24/15) on 04.02.2015 and the Ethics Committee of the University of Rostock, Germany (registration number A 2015–0040) on 07.04.2015.
: Before applying for the ethics approval, verbal consent of the patients was obtained to analyze their medical records.
: Before applying for the ethics approval, verbal consent of the patients for anonymized publication of the results was obtained. Before submitting the manuscript to the editor, the written consent of the clinic management for publication was obtained.
: The authors declare no competing interests.