Döhler, Ida
Röder, Daniel
Schlesinger, Tobias
Nassen, Christian Alexander
Germer, Christoph-Thomas
Wiegering, Armin
Lock, Johan Friso
Funding for this research was provided by:
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Article History
Received: 22 October 2022
Accepted: 10 February 2023
First Online: 16 February 2023
Declarations
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: All data analyzed were part of routine medical records and thus no informed consent was required according to the federal law in Germany. Our analysis looked retrospectively at outcomes for a large cohort of patients. This was done internally to improve our quality of care. The retrospective analysis was approved by the local institutional ethical review board (Ethik-Kommission der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg; Ref. 20210505 03). Each patient was pseudonymized using a study number. The final database was final database was analyzed anonymously. Only authorized individuals had access to the database.The authors confirm that the study was carried out in accordance with all relevant guidelines, including the SQUIRE guideline (Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence) and STROBE guideline (Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology).
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.