Schmutz, Axel
Dieterich, Rolf
Kalbhenn, Johannes
Voss, Pit
Loop, Torsten
Heinrich, Sebastian http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2942-0351
Article History
Received: 18 September 2017
Accepted: 13 April 2018
First Online: 20 April 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the local Ethics Committee University of Freiburg, Germany (approval number EK 330/16).Ethik-Kommission der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Engelberger Straße 21, 79,106 Freiburg.An individual consent of the patients was not required because extubation in the ICU after MOCS is the standard approach in our institution. The study has a retrospective design, and only closed cases were enclosed. The institutional review board declined the need for retrospective information and consent of the analyzed patients.
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