Chiu, Chen-Jui
Chen, Ying-Ying
Chen, Yi-Shan
Article History
Received: 12 November 2025
Accepted: 16 March 2026
First Online: 17 April 2026
Declarations
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: Chen-Jui Chiu has nothing to disclose. Yi-Shan Chen has nothing to disclose. Ying-Ying Chen has nothing to disclose.
: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital (IRB No.: KSVGH25-CT9-01). The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and national research committee and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Owing to the retrospective design of the study and the use of de-identified clinical data, the requirement for obtaining written informed consent was waived by the IRB in accordance with institutional and national legislation, and patient consent for publication was not required.