Barajas-Gamboa, Juan S.
Khoury, Kayanne
Mocanu, Valentin
Wills, Mélissa V.
Shin, Thomas H.
Romero-Velez, Gustavo
Allemang, Matthew
Strong, Andrew T.
Navarrete, Salvador
Corcelles, Ricard
Guerron, A. Daniel
Rodriguez, John
Kroh, Matthew
Dang, Jerry T.
Funding for this research was provided by:
None
Article History
Received: 29 March 2025
Revised: 28 July 2025
Accepted: 11 September 2025
First Online: 25 September 2025
Declarations
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: This study was exempt from institutional review board approval as it utilized de-identified data from the MBSAQIP database. The MBSAQIP is a national quality improvement registry that is open to participating institutions, and the use of its de-identified data for research purposes does not require individual patient consent. As such, the need for specific ethical approval was waived for this retrospective analysis.
: Due to the retrospective nature of this study, the need for informed consent was waived by the research ethical committee.
: The authors declare no competing interests.