Harrington, Cuan M.
Dicker, Patrick
Traynor, Oscar
Kavanagh, Dara O.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health Service Executive (HSE) Ireland (1841, 2015)
Article History
Received: 21 November 2017
Accepted: 9 May 2018
First Online: 18 May 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
:
: Cuan M. Harrington received a research grant (Grant Number 1841, 2015) from the Health Service Executive (HSE) Ireland which was not limited to this study. The HSE was not involved in the design or conduct aspects of this study. Patrick Dicker, Oscar Traynor and Dara O. Kavanagh have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.
: This study was approved by the regional ethics committee of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (REC1128). All individuals provided voluntary consent for participation.