Rao, Abhishek S.
Pai, B. H. Karthik
Adithi, K.
Keshav, Lakshmi Belur
Malhotra, Karan
Nayak, Sneha
Sachidananda, H. K.
Funding for this research was provided by:
NITTE University (N/RG/NUFR2/NMAMIT/2023/01, N/RG/NUFR2/NMAMIT/2023/01, N/RG/NUFR2/NMAMIT/2023/01)
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 24 July 2024
Accepted: 21 October 2024
First Online: 6 December 2024
Declarations
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: The protocol for this study was approved by the Central Ethics Committee from K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were by the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: This study was conducted retrospectively using de-identified patient data collected between June 2021 and June 2024. As it involved the use of existing medical records, obtaining individual informed consent from participants was not feasible.
: The authors declare no competing interests.