Brouwer, Tammo A.
van den Boogaard, Charina
van Roon, Eric N.
Kalkman, Cor J.
Veeger, Nic
Funding for this research was provided by:
Verathon Medical
Article History
Received: 20 October 2017
Accepted: 23 February 2018
First Online: 7 March 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Verathon®supplied the study with an unrestricted grant for financing the implementation of the study (research assistant, data collection and data analysis). Verathon®had no influence on study design, on data collection and interpreting data, nor on the final draft or where to submit the paper. They trained medical personal in the BVI9400®and the Prime®withandwithoutprescan following the rules of using new Medical Technology in the Hospital (Dutch law). They were informed on the progress of the study. T.A. Brouwer, has received a travel grant for a clinical lecture about POUR for Verathon®sales marketers, but no other payments. Charina van den Boogaard, research assistant, was financial supported by the hospital. All other authors have no conflict of interest.