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Accepted: 9 June 2024

First Online: 2 July 2024

Declarations

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: No sources of funding were received for the preparation of this article.

: Ruggero Bacchin, Marco Liccari, Mauro Catalan, Lucia Antonutti, Paolo Manganotti, Maria Chiara Malaguti, and Bruno Giometto have no conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this article.

: This study was approved by the local ethics committee (Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari [APSS] and Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano-Isontina [ASUGI]) and was conducted in accordance with the regulations of the Helsinki Declaration. We confirm that all authors have read the Journal’s position on issues involved in ethical publication and affirm that this work is consistent with those guidelines.

: All participants provided written informed consent before participation, as well as an opt-out consent.

: Not applicable.

: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author (RB) upon reasonable request.

: Not applicable.

: (1) Research project: A. Conception, B. Organization, C. Execution; (2) Statistical analysis: A. Design, B. Execution, C. Review and critique; (3) Manuscript preparation: A. Writing of the first draft, B. Review and critique; RB: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3A, 3B; ML: 1C, 1B, 3A; MC: 1A, 2C, 3B; MCM: 2C, 3B; LA: 1C; BG: 2C, 3B; PM: 1A, 2C, 3B. All authors read and approved the final version.