Dimitriou, Chrysostomos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1836-772X
Dervenis, Panagiotis
Tan, Jeremy C. K.
Wong, Caroline
Tanner, Luke
Nitiahpapand, Rynda
Fazal, Ihsan
Chatzithanasis, Georgios
Lolos, Dimitrios
Stavropoulos, Dimitrios
Dervenis, Nikolaos
Lascaratos, Gerassimos
Article History
Received: 23 October 2024
Accepted: 29 July 2025
First Online: 8 August 2025
Declarations
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: Chrysostomos Dimitriou, Panagiotis Dervenis, Jeremy C.K. Tan, Caroline Wong, Luke Tanner, Rynda Nitiahpapand, Ihsan Fazal, Georgios Chatzithanasis, Dimitrios Lolos, Dimitrios Stavropoulos, Nikolaos Dervenis and Gerassimos Lascaratos have nothing to disclose.
: Our study adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval by the local Institutional Review Board (IRB) was not required for this retrospective study as it involved the analysis of fully anonymized data, with no identifiable patient information.This study did not involve any direct patient contact, intervention or changes to standard clinical care. In accordance with local institutional and regulatory guidelines, research using anonymized retrospective data that does not pose risks to patient confidentiality or welfare is typically exempt from formal IRB review.