Gersey, Zachary C.
Abou-Al-Shaar, Hussam
Cabral, David T. Fernandes
Alattar, Ali A.
Abdallah, Hussein M.
McDowell, Michael M.
Wang, Eric W.
Snyderman, Carl H.
Choby, Garret
Gardner, Paul A.
Zenonos, Georgios A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Loma Linda University
Article History
Received: 31 May 2025
Revised: 27 August 2025
Accepted: 20 September 2025
First Online: 23 October 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Pittsburgh (PRO11070133), with informed consent obtained from all patients. All data were de-identified to ensure patient confidentiality, and no external funding or conflicts of interest influenced the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable.