Kane, Daniel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9523-4840
Walshe, James
Richardson, Deirdra
Pucillo, Christine
Ferguson, Wendy
Connor, Sarah O.
Maher, Nicola
Flood, Karen
Eogan, Maeve
Funding for this research was provided by:
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Article History
Received: 9 January 2025
Accepted: 11 May 2025
First Online: 24 May 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Rotunda Hospital Ethical Committee, Dublin for the collection of the data. This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: As the data analysed was irrevocably anonymized, individual patient consent was not required. Of note, each patient attending a SATU is asked to sign a consent form at the end of their visit, to allow their data to be used for research purposes.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclosure.