Kert, Špela https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6563-7524
Pižem, Jože https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1207-2514
Petrin, Sara https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0347-2550
Bošnjak, Matic https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5536-7518
Jerala, Miha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2391-8776
Matjašič, Alenka https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9933-8495
Zupan, Andrej https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3394-7690
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
Article History
Received: 16 January 2026
Accepted: 6 April 2026
First Online: 21 April 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Republic of Slovenia National Medical Ethics Committee (approval number: 0120–109/2024–2711-5; date: 22 April 2024). The requirement for informed consent was waived by the Republic of Slovenia National Medical Ethics Committee due to the retrospective nature of the study.