Spadaro, Savino https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5027-5318
Grasso, Salvatore
Karbing, Dan Stieper
Santoro, Giuseppe
Cavallesco, Giorgio
Maniscalco, Pio
Murgolo, Francesca
Di Mussi, Rosa
Ragazzi, Riccardo
Rees, Stephen Edward
Volta, Carlo Alberto
Fogagnolo, Alberto
Article History
Received: 27 May 2020
Accepted: 17 August 2020
First Online: 20 August 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: None of the authors received compensation to perform this study. Dr. Rees is a board member and minor shareholder of Mermaid Care A/S (Nørresundby, Denmark), who commercially produces the ALPE system. Dr. Karbing has performed consultancy work for Mermaid Care A/S. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.
: The trial was approved by the Ethics Committee of our institution (protocol No. 11072017).
: Informed consent was obtained from each patient before surgery.