Funding for this research was provided by:
Canniesburn Research Charitable Trust
Article History
Received: 17 October 2020
Accepted: 29 December 2020
First Online: 18 January 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: C. J. Tollan, Niall G. MacFarlane, and Iain R. MacKay declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: Local institutional Ethics Committee approval was granted by Glasgow Royal Infirmary Research and Ethics Committee (REC reference number: 08/S0704/20) and certify that the study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki.
: Patient participants in the study had informed consent as approved by the ethics committee (REC reference number: 08/S0704/20) and signed a consent form (including the patients’ ability to withdraw from the study at any time without detriment to care).
: The patient information sheet as approved by the Research and Ethics Commmittee (REC reference number: 08/S0704/20) as above for the purpose of consenting the patient explains that their data, anonymised, as the results of the study would be published in the medical literature.