Wu, Shu-Fen https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5224-593X
Wang, Ruey-Hsia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9323-7389
Soong, Tien-Chou https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7847-4888
Su, Yen-Hao https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8288-3772
Wung, Shu-Fen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7606-8728
Lin, Pei-Chao https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1495-2550
Article History
Received: 20 December 2025
Accepted: 24 February 2026
First Online: 13 March 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
: This study received approval from the Institutional Review Board of Yuan General Hospital (No. YUAN-IRB-20180723B), and the Institutional Review Board of E-DA Hospital (No. EMRP-109-092). Prior to the study’s commencement, approval was also obtained from the Data Protection Officers at all two hospitals. The study was in accordance with the principles of 1964 Helsinki Declaration.
: All participants provided written informed consent and were explicitly informed that they could withdraw from the study at any time without penalty or impact on their treatment.