Augurzky, Boris
Reichert, Arndt R.
Schmidt, Christoph M.
Wübker, Ansgar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7159-2846
Funding for this research was provided by:
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
Article History
Received: 11 July 2024
Accepted: 19 November 2025
First Online: 24 December 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors have not conflict of interests to declare.
: As the study addressed a retrospective anonymized dataset, no ethical review was needed. However, the study protocol was reviewed by a scientific steering committee and the data owner (the statutory health insurance group). The work on the dataset conformed to the study protocol and all social security data protection requirements.
: As the study addressed a retrospective anonymized dataset, no informed consent of patients was needed.