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Authors
Leibold, Christiane Sylvia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4442-8562
Hecker, Andreas
Schmaranzer, Florian
Siebenrock, Klaus Arno
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Bern
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Article History
Received: 5 December 2022
Accepted: 7 March 2025
First Online: 5 April 2025
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: Each author certifies that his or her institution approved the human protocol for this investigation, that all investigations were conducted in conformity with ethical principles of research and the ethical standards of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. The study was carried out in accordance with the relevant regulations of the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and was approved by our institutional ethics committee (Swissethics KEK 2018-00078).
: All examined patients signed general consent. Additionally, informed oral consent was obtained from all participants finally included in the study.
: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest. Each author certifies that he or she, or a member of their immediate family, has no commercial associations (e.g. consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article.
