Zuiki, Masashi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7055-3554
Ohta, Mikito
Fujita, Naoe
Uda, Daisuke
Uesugi, Madoka
Yamano, Akio
Ichise, Eisuke
Morimoto, Hidechika
Hashiguchi, Kanae
Kinoshita, Daisuke
Hasegawa, Tatsuji
Iehara, Tomoko
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (23K14985)
Article History
Received: 30 January 2024
Revised: 28 February 2024
Accepted: 2 March 2024
First Online: 15 March 2024
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Clinical Ethics Committee of the University Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (approval number: ERB-C-2426). Research was carried out in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: This study was designed and received ethical approval to use opt-out consent for all eligible infants born in the participating units. The parents of eligible infants were offered the opportunity to opt out of their infants’ data for inclusion in this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The authors have read the STROBE statement checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared in accordance with this statement and checklist.