Janesha, Uyanahewa Gamage Shashini
Chiu, Chang-Ta
Tsai, Ming-Hsien
Chang, Keng-Ming
Chien, Chih-Yen
Huang, Hui-Shan
Li, Hao-Yi
Yang, Yao-Chung
Lu, Hui
Pan, Cheng-Tang
Shiao, Meng-Shin
Lin, Yu-Hsuan
Shiue, Yow-Ling
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kaohsiung Veteran General Hospital (KSVGH-113-062 & KSVGH-114-053)
Pingtung Veterans General Hospital (PTVGH-11442)
Tainan Municipal An-Nan Hospital-China Medical University (ANHRF113-09)
Higher Education Sprout Project by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan (Higher Education Sprout Project by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan)
Article History
Received: 16 July 2025
Revised: 19 October 2025
Accepted: 8 December 2025
First Online: 21 February 2026
Declarations
:
: The Medical Ethics and Human Clinical Trial Committees at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Ethical Application Reference number: 202401183B0) approved the clinical study.
: The authors and patients consent to this manuscript’s publication.
: All patients provided written informed consent before participation.
: The authors declare no conflict of interest.