Gagliardo, Cesare https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4088-2020
Feraco, Paola https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3707-018X
Contrino, Eleonora
D’Angelo, Costanza
Geraci, Laura
Salvaggio, Giuseppe https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2465-1185
Gagliardo, Andrea
La Grutta, Ludovico
Midiri, Massimo
Marrale, Maurizio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0091-3243
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministero della Salute (PNC-E3-2022-23683266)
UniversitĂ degli Studi di Palermo
Article History
Received: 27 May 2025
Accepted: 5 September 2025
First Online: 26 September 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors have no relevant financial or nonfinancial interests to disclose.
: Given the nature of the study, approval by an ethics committee was not required.