Khan, Dilaware
Fischer, Igor
Sahan, Sihmehmet
Hewera, Michael
Faust, Katharina
Muhammad, Sajjad
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf. Anstalt öffentlichen Rechts
Article History
Received: 2 May 2025
Accepted: 29 August 2025
First Online: 5 September 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable.
: The study was approved by the ethics committee of the Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine-University, Germany (Studien-Nr.: 2019-787-bio). The written consent of patients capable of giving informed consent was obtained immediately. Incapacitated patients were initially enrolled in accordance with the ethics approval, and consent was obtained from the patient themselves or their authorized representative at the earliest possible time.