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Shetty, Saidan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6852-5178
Vijayan, Sandeep https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3842-4290
Rao KG, Mohandas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5832-0718
Rao, Sharath K.
George, Bincy M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8924-2484
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
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Article History
Received: 3 December 2025
Accepted: 1 April 2026
First Online: 9 April 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) of the tertiary care hospital provided ethical approval (IEC1–180–2022). This study was conducted in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki). The study protocol was registered with the Clinical Trial Registry-India (CTRI/2022/12/048118).
: Telephonic informed consent was obtained from the patients.
: The authors affirm that no generative artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tools were used in the preparation, writing, editing, or production of this manuscript.
