Saarinen, Perttu
Jokelainen, Otto
Ruotsalainen, Liida
Ikonen, Essi
Nykopp, Timo K.
Article History
Received: 10 September 2024
Accepted: 16 January 2025
First Online: 27 January 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved and the need for patient consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board of Kuopio University Hospital (no. 53/2021). The retrospective design of this study did not affect patients, their treatment, or follow-up. No additional data were requested from the patients. All regulations and measures of ethics and confidentiality have been handled in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.
: Perttu Saarinen, Otto Jokelainen, Liida Ruotsalainen, Essi Hiltunen and Timo K. Nykopp declare that they have no conflicts of interest. This study was conducted without external funding.