Bertacchi, Massimiliano http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5861-4505
Wendel-Garcia, Pedro D. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7775-3279
Hana, Anisa
Ince, Can
Maggiorini, Marco http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8180-2117
Hilty, Matthias P. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2765-881X
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Zurich Walter und Gertrud Siegenthaler Foundation
Article History
Received: 5 October 2023
Accepted: 21 August 2024
First Online: 2 September 2024
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the ethics committee of the University of Zurich (BASEC 2017-01564, ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03651635) and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent for participation from the patient, or in case of death or disability, from the next of kin or legal representative was sought for every patient included in the present study.
: Consent for publication from the patient, or in case of death or disability, from the next of kin or legal representative was sought for every patient included in the present study.
: CI and MPH hold a patent on the use of AI to analyze microcirculatory images, have developed an automated microcirculatory analysis software platform, and hold shares in Active Medical BV (Leiden, The Netherlands). The other authors declare no conflicts of interest.