Brandes, Ivo F.
Tirilomis, Theodor
Nemeth, Marcus
Wieditz, Johannes
Bräuer, Anselm
Funding for this research was provided by:
Herzzentrum Göttingen
Article History
Received: 3 April 2024
Accepted: 22 July 2024
First Online: 10 August 2024
Declarations
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: This prospective single-center observational study was conducted at the University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany, after obtaining local ethics committee approval (No. 5/3/16), and registration on the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS00010720). We followed STROBE guidelines for reporting of observational studies.
: Each patient consented to participate at least 24 h prior to surgery. Consent could be withdrawn by every patient at any time without reason and without any disadvantage regarding treatment.
: Each patient consented to publish their data prior to data acquisition. Consent could be withdrawn by every patient at any time without reason and without any disadvantage regarding treatment.
: Prof. Dr. A. Bräuer is a member of the advisory board of 3 M Europe and has received payments from 3 M Germany, 3 M Europe, 3 M Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. for consultancy work.All other authors do not have any competing interests.