Kuttykandathil, Jeco Jacob https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0253-2234
Ahmed, Arfath https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3185-1921
Girish, Gauri Malavalli https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8033-8171
Tummaluru, Chyavan Trisule Reddy
Koushik, Vivek Kothandaraman
Patoary, Tapendu
Mahabala, Chakrapani https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0460-7913
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education - Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
Article History
Received: 7 February 2025
Accepted: 13 April 2025
First Online: 22 April 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal. (Ethics approval reference number: IEC KMC MLR 09–16/228)
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: Patients signed informed consent regarding publishing their data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.