Zacharias, Martin
John, Nikolaus
Kashofer, Karl
Popper, Helmut https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4970-1265
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical University of Graz
Article History
Received: 15 January 2026
Revised: 29 January 2026
Accepted: 15 February 2026
First Online: 11 March 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the institutional ethics committee of the Medical University of Graz (EK 24–135 ex 11/12). Informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study and the use of fully anonymized clinical data.
Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interests.