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Authors
Zaky, Ahmed
Novak, Zdenek
Roberson, Tinsley
Hatter, Brittany
Benz, David L
Panayotis, Vardas
Boutwell, Gary
Bode, John
Stewart, Hayden
Alsip, Jorge A
Lemak, Christy
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Article History
Received: 22 December 2023
Accepted: 27 August 2025
First Online: 29 August 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the University of Alabama Institutional Review Board (IRB) (IRB-300006438, 2022). Patients’ consent was waived by University of Alabama Institutional Review Board on the basis of: the research poses no more than minimal risks to subjects, the waiver would not alter or effect the rights or the welfare of the subjects involved in the research, the research could not be practically carried out without the waiver of consent, and It would not be appropriate to provide these subjects with information about the results of the research as the results would have no affect on the subjects. The procedure has been completed for these subjects. There is no anticipated benefit to subjects that would change what has already occurred. The EIC protocol has been implemented at our institution has become the standard of care.
