Jääskeläinen, Johanna
Renko, Marjo
Kuitunen, Ilari
Article History
Received: 27 November 2023
Accepted: 29 July 2024
First Online: 6 August 2024
Declarations
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: The ethical committee evaluation was waived by the Southern Savonia Health Care District ethical committee. According to the Finnish research legislation ethical committee evaluation is not needed when routinely collected healthcare data is analyzed and the participants are not contacted. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and Finnish regulations (Law on the secondary use of routinely collected healthcare data and Law of medical research). We obtained research permission from the chief of Mikkeli Central Hospital to gain access to the data. According to Finnish research law and the law on the secondary use of routinely collected healthcare data informed consent to participate is not required when institutional or national register data is analyzed retrospectively. Therefore, the need for informed consent was waived by the institutional review boards of the participating hospital, Mikkeli Central Hospital, of the Southern Savonia Health Care District.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.