Wang, Zhixiang http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4778-7539
Guo, Ruifang
Sun, Pengfei
Qian, Linxue
Hu, Xiangdong
Article History
Received: 27 December 2023
Accepted: 25 January 2024
First Online: 22 February 2024
Declarations
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: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
: The study was approved by our institutional review board. Informed consent was waived due to the retrospective and anonymous nature of our study.
: Before the submission of our manuscript, we have obtained consent to publish from all individuals who participated in our study. This includes consent for the publication of anonymized data and any other potentially identifiable information included in the manuscript. We understand that the responsibility for ensuring this consent lies with us, the authors, and we have taken all necessary steps to safeguard the privacy and rights of the participants. We have also ensured that all participants have been informed about the nature of the publication and the potential use of the data in the public domain.
: All participants involved in this study were fully informed about the nature, objectives, potential benefits, and risks of their participation. Written informed consent was obtained from each participant prior to their involvement in the study. In cases where participants were under the age of 18, consent was obtained from a parent or legal guardian. We ensured that participation in this study was completely voluntary, with participants having the right to withdraw at any point without any negative consequences. The process of obtaining consent was conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines and approvals set forth by our institutional review board.