Skrami, Edlira
Faragalli, Andrea
Iommi, Marica
Morbidoni, Marco
Mancini, Cristina
Guidi, Antonella
Cardone, Annalisa
Pompili, Marco
Serafini, Pietro
Appignanesi, Remo
Ferrante, Luigi
Carle, Flavia
Article History
Received: 26 October 2023
Accepted: 19 December 2024
First Online: 2 January 2025
Declarations
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: Due to the retrospective nature of the study, “<i>Comitato Etico Territoriale (CET) delle Marche</i>” waived the need of obtaining informed consent. According to the Italian privacy regulations (Legislation Decree 196/2003 amended by Legislation Decree 101/2018), studies using retrospective aggregated data from administrative databases that do not involve direct access by investigators to individual patients’ data, do not require approval or notification from an Ethics Committee/IRB. The data used in this research were anonymized and did not involve any personally identifiable information, ensuring compliance with the relevant legal frameworks for data protection and privacy.
: The authors declare no competing interests.