Peters, Sönke Johann http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1993-6613
Schmitz-Buhl, Mario http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8403-6972
Zielasek, Jürgen http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4908-6389
Gouzoulis-Mayfrank, Euphrosyne http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0632-4578
Article History
Received: 20 September 2023
Accepted: 5 June 2024
First Online: 13 June 2024
Declarations
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: We retrospectively analysed only clinical routine data from health records. Data were anonymised for the analyses. The Medical Association of North Rhine, Germany (Ärztekammer Nordrhein: ÄkNO), takes the position that such studies do not require consultation with an ethics committee (§ 15 (1) Professional Code of Conduct of ÄkNO [Berufsordnung für nordrheinische Ärztinnen und Ärzte; ]). Accordingly, the responsible ethics committee of the ÄkNO does not offer consultation for retrospective studies. The study is a retrospective analysis and not an interventional study. Therefore, it was not registered in a clinical trials database.
: NA.
: The authors declare no competing interests.