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"Declarations Conflict of interestThe authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article. Ethics approvalThe study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the ethics committee of the Canton of Vaud (CER-VD 2017-02137). Consent to participateFor the prospective cohort, a written informed consent was obtained. For the retrospective cohort, the ethics committee waived the need of informed consent to participate. Consent to publishFor the prospective cohort, a written informed consent was obtained. For the retrospective cohort, the ethics committee waived the need of informed consent to participate. Conflict of interest The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article."

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