Lin, Huan-Chun
Huang, Kuo-Lun
Chen, Shih-Hsin
Ho, Tsung-Ying
Huang, Chin-Chang
Hsu, Jung-Lung
Chang, Chiung-Chih
Lin, Kun-Ju
Hsiao, Ing-Tsung https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5255-7498
Funding for this research was provided by:
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CORPG3P0281, CORPG3P0291, CMRPG3K1093, CORPG3P0021, CORPG3N0011)
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CMRPD1N0401, BMRP488)
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC 113-2314-B-182-042-MY2)
Article History
Received: 12 May 2025
Accepted: 19 August 2025
First Online: 1 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol complied with the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (no: 201800984A0, 201901949A0 and 201901999A0).
: All patients provided written informed consent to participate in this prospective study. All data were securely protected by delinking identifying information from the main datasets. Access to the data was restricted exclusively to investigators, and all analyses were conducted anonymously.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants or legal guardians. Patients signed informed consent regarding publishing their data and photographs.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.