Byun, Joonho
Roh, Haewon
Jo, Hyunjun
Kwon, Woo Keun
Yoon, Won Ki
Kwon, Taek Hyun
Kim, Jong Hyun
Article History
Received: 15 September 2023
Revised: 26 October 2023
Accepted: 20 November 2023
First Online: 28 November 2023
Declarations
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: This meta-analysis has been approved by the appropriate ethics committee and was performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.
: The risk expected from this “meta-analysis” is not greater than the level I risk. In addition, all of the included patients’ dataset were anonymized. There is no reason to presume the refusal of the research subject’s consent, and the risk to the enrolled patients is extremely low even if consent is waived. Consent exemption does not infringe on the rights or welfare of the subject. It is not the research for drug/medical device approval, and it is not research regulated by a foreign regulatory agency.
: For this type of meta-analysis, formal consent from patients is not required.
: The authors declare no competing interests.