Murugesu, Sughashini
Linton-Reid, Kristofer
Barcroft, Jennifer
Pikovsky, Margaret
Saso, Srdjan
Aboagye, Eric O.
Bourne, Tom
Funding for this research was provided by:
Imperial Health Charity
Article History
Received: 30 April 2025
Accepted: 2 January 2026
First Online: 28 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Health Research Authority, Research Ethics Committee (HRA REC Reference 22/HRA/4847). All methods were performed in accordance with the guidelines and regulations outlined within the approved study protocol. Due to the retrospective nature of the study, written informed consent was not required based on national research guidance, confirmed by the Research Governance and Integrity Team Imperial College London and approved by the HRA REC committee.