Wiegandt, Paul
Jack, Thomas
von Gise, Alexander
Seidemann, Kathrin
Boehne, Martin
Koeditz, Harald
Beerbaum, Philipp
Sasse, Michael
Kaussen, Torsten
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)
Article History
Received: 13 July 2022
Accepted: 2 February 2023
First Online: 17 February 2023
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the local ethics committee of Hannover Medical School (“Ethikkommission der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover (MHH)”, OE 9515; Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany). The present study did NOT involve research on humans, nor was patient data or patient material used or analysed. According to the legislation valid in 2010 and 2015, it would therefore not have been necessary to obtain a positive ethics vote at all (regardless of whether from a German, Austrian or Swiss ethics committee), according to the information provided by the MHH ethics committee. Nevertheless, the authors decided to obtain a positive decision at least from a German ethics committee.The paediatric intensivists contacted in the context of this follow-up survey were explicitly informed that the returned pseudonymised data would be analysed and published again. By returning their pseudonymised assessments, they implicitly gave their consent to data processing and publication (Accordingly, informed consent was obtained from all participants and subjects). Retrospective identification of persons with sensitive data (patients and/or the attending physicians) was and is not possible.All authors confirm that all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations<i>.</i>
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.