Stanley, Benjamin
Greig, Carolyn
Jackson, Thomas
Lewis, Danielle
Moorey, Hannah
Majid, Zainab
Masud, Tahir
Pinkney, Thomas
Welch, Carly
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Birmingham
Medical Research Council
Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust
Article History
Received: 8 March 2023
Accepted: 16 July 2023
First Online: 15 August 2023
Declarations
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: This study has obtained ethical approval from Wales REC 4 (19/WA/0036) and the Health Research Authority. All research involving human participants was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All elective patients provided written informed consent to study participation. Medical and emergency surgery patients also provided written informed consent where able. If these patients lacked capacity, a legally authorised representative was able to declare the patients’ wish to participate.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.