Nowak, Andre
Schildmann, Jan
Nadolny, Stephan
Heirich, Nicolas
Linoh, Kim P.
Rosenau, Henning
Dutzmann, Jochen
Sedding, Daniel
Noutsias, Michel
Funding for this research was provided by:
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Article History
Received: 18 March 2021
Accepted: 14 July 2021
First Online: 23 July 2021
Declarations
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: The study was presented to the Ethics Committee of the Medical Faculty of the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and received an exemption based on the use of anonymized data (Processing-Number: 2019-178). All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Informed consent is not applicable here due to the methodology (retrospective evaluation of anonymized consultation protocols).
: Not applicable.
: AN is the provider of the clinical ethics consultation at the university hospital presented in the study. JS is the provider and supervisor of the clinical ethics consultation at the university hospital presented in the study. SN declares that he has no known competing interests. NH declares that he has no known competing interests. KPL is a member of the CECC team at the said university hospital and regularly renders legal advice in CECC. HR declares that he has no known competing interests. JD is a fellow in clinical cardiology at the university hospital presented in the study and co-author of recommendations for ethical decision-making in clinical cardiology and intensive care medicine (i.e. implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy, supportive cardiac care, organ donation). DS declares that he has no known competing interests. MN has initiated this CECC with JS and AN and was a member of the CECC team at the university hospital presented in the study.