Kurisu, Kota https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7488-4820
Sakata, Hiroyuki https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-9538
Matsumoto, Yasushi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8372-356X
Kanoke, Atsushi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9202-6069
Omodaka, Shunsuke https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9660-7795
Fujimura, Miki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3967-3427
Endo, Hidenori https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1472-6032
Funding for this research was provided by:
JSPS KAKENHI (JP23K08536)
Article History
Received: 12 February 2025
Revised: 2 July 2025
Accepted: 3 August 2025
First Online: 16 August 2025
Declarations
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: The Kohnan Hospital Institutional Review Board approved this study (approval number: 2023–0118-03). As this retrospective observational study had a very low risk to the study participants, an opt-out arrangement was applied by providing the necessary information to make an informed decision and including safeguards to protect privacy.
: All experiments were performed according to the relevant guidelines and regulations. Patients were not required to provide informed consent for this study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data obtained after each patient had agreed to treatment by written consent. Furthermore, we used a poster to apply the opt-out method to obtain approval for this study. The Institutional Review Board of Kohnan Hospital approved the poster.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.