Natsume, Keisuke https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3845-4530
Yoshida, Akira https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8614-909X
Sakakima, Harutoshi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6805-2742
Yonezawa, Hajime https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3144-992X
Kawamura, Kentaro https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7913-1350
Akihiro, Shintaro https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8391-4302
Hanaya, Ryosuke https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4170-4878
Shimodozono, Megumi https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9912-665X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kagoshima University
Article History
Received: 11 June 2024
Accepted: 18 July 2024
First Online: 30 July 2024
Declarations
:
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences (07/06/2016, no. 28–69 and 24/06/2016, no. 28–70).
: Owing to the retrospective nature of this study, informed consent was not obtained directly from individual participants. Instead, consent was indirectly confirmed through public disclosure on our official website, in accordance with the ethical guidelines approved by the Ethics Committee of Kagoshima University.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.