Maier, Anna-Karina B. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8095-0254
Arani, Parisa
Pahlitzsch, Milena
Davids, Anja-Maria
Pilger, Daniel
Klamann, Matthias K. J.
Winterhalter, Sibylle
Funding for this research was provided by:
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Article History
Received: 20 August 2020
Accepted: 9 November 2020
First Online: 19 November 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethic approval has been obtained by the Ethikkommission, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, EA4/047/20. For this type of study formal consent is not required because it is a retrospective, single-center study and the Ethikkommission, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin approved the waiver of consent. The study adhered to the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki. An informed written consent was provided for surgery. No administrative permission was required to access the raw data from the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
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: All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.SW has served as consultant for: Allergan, Novartis, Beyer, Heidelberg engineering.AKM has served as consultant for: Allergan, Novartis.