Thorolfsson, Baldur
Lundgren, Michelle
Snaebjornsson, Thorkell
Karlsson, Jon
Samuelsson, Kristian
Senorski, Eric Hamrin
Funding for this research was provided by:
Göteborgs Läkaresällskap (GLS-934729)
University of Gothenburg
Article History
Received: 16 November 2021
Accepted: 1 August 2022
First Online: 19 August 2022
Declarations
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: According to Swedish law (2008:355), written consent need not be obtained for national registers of this kind in Sweden and participation is voluntary for both patients and surgeons. Patients are presented with information on the SNKLR and are free to withdraw from participation at any time. The extracted data are anonymous and patient age and gender are identifiable for authorised personnel from the patient’s social security number. The study was approved by the regional Ethical Review Board in Stockholm, Sweden (review ref: 2011/337–31/3).
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.