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First Online: 23 November 2019

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: Dolan, R.D. has no potential conflicts of interest to disclose. Varban, O. received salary support from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for leadership and participation in quality improvement initiatives. Schulman, A.R. serves as a consultant for Apollo Endosurgery, a consultant for MicroTech, and a consultant for Boston Scientific.

: Informed consent for this type of study is not required.

: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helskini declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.