Hsu, Wan-Yun
Lai, Ching-Yi
Tsai, Li-Yun
Chen, I.-Chieh
Chen, Jun-Peng
Chen, Kai-Ting
Kao, Chung-Mao
Chen, Yen-Ju
Tang, Kuo-Tung
Hung, Wei-Ting
Huang, Wen-Nan
Chen, Yi-Ming https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7593-3065
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC 114-2314-B-005-008)
Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH-1137319C)
Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH-1143901D)
Article History
Received: 22 March 2026
Accepted: 20 May 2026
First Online: 12 June 2026
Declarations
Conflict of Interest: Wan-Yun Hsu, Ching-Yi Lai, Li-Yun Tsai, I-Chieh Chen, Jun-Peng Chen, Kai-Ting Chen, Chung-Mao Kao, Yen-Ju Chen, Kuo-Tung Tang, Wei-Ting Hung, Wen-Nan Huang, and Yi-Ming Chen have nothing to disclose.
Ethical Approval: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the institutional review board of Taichung Veterans General Hospital (IRB No. CE17061B). All participants provided written informed consent prior to enrolment. Patients were not involved in the design or conduct of this study.