Mofatteh, Mohammad
Xiao, Xiao
Chen, Yimin
Hu, Junyi
Feng, Mingzhu
Ma, Jicai
Chen, Lue
Zhou, Sijie
Zhang, Xiuling
Xu, Zunbao
Wu, Jiale
Zhou, Yongting
Lai, Yuzheng
Peng, Wenhong
Funding for this research was provided by:
China Scholarship Council at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (202409310004)
Article History
Received: 17 September 2025
Accepted: 18 December 2025
First Online: 6 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the institutional review board or research ethics committee of each participating centers. The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.
: The study protocol was approved by the institutional review board or research ethics committee of each participating centers. The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Given the retrospective nature of the analysis utilizing anonymized registry data, the requirement for informed consent was waived by the ethics committees.
: Consent to participation was not required due to the retrospective nature of the study according to local and national guidelines. Given the retrospective nature of the analysis utilizing anonymized registry data, the requirement for informed consent was waived by the ethics committees.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.