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Sarjanoja, Elise
Klintrup, Kai
Ohtonen, Pasi
Kauppila, Joonas H.
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Received: 14 February 2025
Accepted: 29 January 2026
First Online: 17 February 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Ethical Committee of Northern Ostrobothnia (EETMK 115/2016) and the relevant governmental bodies. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (as revised in 2013).
: No informed consent from the patients was sought, as registry research is exempt from such consent in Finland. Due to the retrospective nature of the study, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare waived the need of obtaining informed consent.
