Fujimoto, Airi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5689-4769
Koutake, Yoshimichi
Tsutsui, Yuki
Nakahara, Moeko
Matsuo, Keisuke
Yabuuchi, Yurika
Kamimura, Go
Kawamata, Yosei
Uehara, Tomohiro
Ikari, Akira
Endo, Satoshi
Oyamada, Junji
Article History
Received: 3 August 2024
Accepted: 11 February 2025
First Online: 19 February 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki for medical and health research involving human participants. Patient data were utilized after providing patients with the option to decline participation via an opt-out form. The requirement for informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study. The Ethics Review Committee of the Beppu Medical Center approved this study (approval number, 2023–019). Approval was also obtained from the Investigational Review Board of the Central Ethics Review Committee of Kyushu Medical Center (approval number, 23C091) for the seven other hospitals involved in this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.