Khosroshahi, Reza Amiri https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6082-1756
Shahmohammadi, Forough https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1833-2334
Ebrahimi-Mousavi, Sara
Zamanian, Nazanin https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1863-9312
Jowshan, Mohammad-Reza https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8603-5674
Hajifathali, Abbas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2191-0594
Zahedi, Hoda https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4431-7459
Shadnoush, Mahdi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3716-0994
Article History
Received: 24 October 2025
Accepted: 8 April 2026
First Online: 15 April 2026
Declarations
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: The requirement for informed consent was waived/exempted by the Ethics Committee of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (Approval Code: IR.SBMU.RETECH.REC.1404.394) due to the retrospective nature of the study. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and the Helsinki declaration.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.