Ministeri, Federica
Esposito, Massimiliano
Francaviglia, Martina
Di Mauro, Lucio
Pantè, Grazia Giulia
Salerno, Monica
Pomara, Cristoforo
Sessa, Francesco
Funding for this research was provided by:
Università degli Studi di Catania
Article History
Received: 2 February 2026
Accepted: 22 April 2026
First Online: 2 May 2026
Declarations
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: All procedures in this study adhered to the ethical standards of the institution, as well as the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its subsequent amendments or equivalent ethical guidelines. The study received approval from the Ethics Committee of Catania Hospital (code 04/CEL, date 15 January 2025), authorizing the use of anonymized data from the institutional archive. No new data was obtained; only previously archived, anonymized records were analyzed.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interest.
: not applicable.