Ahmad, Gharaibeh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0586-2745
Štolfa, Štefan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7632-3856
Gharaibeh, Mahmoud M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5628-6963
Funding for this research was provided by:
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
Article History
Received: 12 October 2025
Revised: 6 March 2026
Accepted: 7 March 2026
First Online: 21 March 2026
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: All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.
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: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee Louis Pasteur University Hospital in Košice, Slovakia number 2019/EK/9045. Date of approval Ethics Committee to the manuscript 12.9.2019. Applicable rules concerning the review of research human ethics committee and informed consent to Participate declarations in Slovakia were followed. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. All patients were informed about the details of this cohort study and could decline to participate. The study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki.