Uwumiro, Fidelis http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0140-7294
Okpujie, Victory
Madu, Festa
Abesin, Olawale
Chigbu, Naomi
Isuekebhor, Cynthia
Ezennaya, Loveth
Olaomi, Oluwatobi
Bojerenu, Michael
Aderehinwo, Bolanle
Article History
Received: 13 February 2023
Accepted: 29 June 2023
First Online: 15 July 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: This study complies with the ethical standards set by the US government through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) which manages and regulates the use of the NIS.
: This was a retrospective study based on the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). The NIS is devoid of both patient and hospital-level identifiers which makes obtaining informed consent impossible. Nonetheless, this study conforms to the standards prescribed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality which manages and regulates the use of the NIS.
: This research did not involve any human subjects, and no biological material was collected at any stage of the study.