Xie, Huan
Peng, Caijiao
Hui, Liu
Zhou, Yin
Zeng, Lanjuan
Article History
Received: 27 October 2025
Accepted: 20 February 2026
First Online: 9 April 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committees of Hunan Medical College General Hospital and the participating tertiary hospitals (Reference Number: IRB-2024-HMCGH-001). All participants provided written informed consent prior to enrollment. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and relevant national regulations. Patient data were anonymized and handled in compliance with data protection regulations.