Lucas, Benjamin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1666-5093
Schladitz, Peter
Schirrmeister, Wiebke
Pliske, Gerald
Walcher, Felix
Kulla, Martin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7454-0876
Brammen, Dominik
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (01KX1319A, 01KX1319A, 01KX1319A, 01KX1319A, 01KX1319A)
Interdisciplinary Association of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
German Federal Ministry of Defence - Research Grant SoFo (34K3-17 1515 DigiPen)
Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss (VSF1_2017-020)
German Federal Ministry of Defence - Research Grant SoFo 37K3-S-20 (1616 HappyER)
Article History
Received: 24 November 2018
Accepted: 5 August 2019
First Online: 9 August 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: In this study, retrospective analysis of data collected in regular ED treatment was performed anonymously. In relation to §16 of the general terms and conditions of the treatment contract of the Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg A.ö.R., this study needed no ethical approval. This was confirmed by an official statement of the local ethics committee of the University of Magdeburg.
: Not applicable.
: BL reports other grants from the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Grant: 01KX1319A) during the conduct of the study.GP has nothing to disclose.MK reports other grants from German Interdisciplinary Association of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI), grants from the German Federal Ministry of Defence - Research Grant SoFo 34 K3–17 1515 DigiPen, other from GBA “ENQuIRE - Evaluierung der Qualitätsindikatoren von Notaufnahmen auf Outcome-Relevanz für den Patienten” (VSF1_2017–020), grants from the German Federal Ministry of Defence - Research Grant SoFo 37 K3-S-20 1616 HappyER - Patientenzufriedenheit mit der Behandlung in einer zentralen Notaufnahme, other from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Research Grant: “Verbundprojekt: Verbesserung der Versorgungsforschung in der Akutmedizin durch den Aufbau eines nationalen Notaufnahmeregisters”) outside the submitted work.FW reports other grants from the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Grant: 01KX1319A) during the conduct of the study.DB reports grants from the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Grant: 01KX1319A) during the conduct of the study and Editor of the “German Emergency Department Medical Record” Working Group of the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine.WS reports other grants from the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Grant: 01KX1319A) during the conduct of the study.