Dessouky, Riham http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3345-1599
Chhabra, Avneesh
Zhang, Lihua
Gleason, Adam
Chopra, Rajiv
Chatzinoff, Yonatan
Fey, Nicholas P.
Xi, Yin
Wells, Joel
Article History
Received: 27 July 2018
Revised: 23 November 2018
Accepted: 12 December 2018
First Online: 11 February 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Avneesh Chhabra, MD.
: The authors of this manuscript declare relationships with the following companies:RD, LZ, AG, RC, YC, NPF: no conflicts of interest.AC: consultant ICON Medical, royalties: Jaypee, Wolters (not related).
: One of the authors has significant statistical expertise.
: Written informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: • retrospective• cross-sectional study• performed at one institution