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Authors
Kendall, Scott
Scott, Shannon
McClung, Peter
McCance, Joy
Ali, Nawab
Rea, Gillian
Wright, William
Murray, Jane
Muir, Alison
Dempster, Martin
Prendiville, Terrence
McKeown, Pascal
Casey, Frank
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Belfast Trust Charitable Funds (Grant number I-2324–514)
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Article History
Received: 6 March 2026
Accepted: 3 June 2026
First Online: 26 June 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
: This study was approved by the Edgbaston Research Ethics Committee (IRAS application number 349867).
: As this was a retrospective review of routinely collected clinical data, the requirement for individual informed consent was waived.
: Consent for publication was not required as no identifiable patient data are included in this manuscript.
: The authors used an AI language model to assist with language editing and structural refinement. All scientific content, analysis, and interpretation were independently developed and verified by the authors.
: Patients and the public were not involved in the design, conduct, reporting, or dissemination of this research.
: This study is reported in accordance with the STROBE guidelines for observational studies.
