Deepak, A. Sai
Katyal, Aaditya
Nair, Neeraja A
Walia, Tanvee
Bhat, Rachana
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 23 November 2024
Accepted: 12 January 2025
First Online: 14 February 2025
Declarations
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: All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations (Declaration of Helsinki). Study protocol was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka (Registration No. ECR/146/Inst/KA/2013/RR-19) (DHR Registration No. EC/NEW/INST/2022/0042) IEC1: 187/2024 including a waiver of consent to participate being a retrospective observational study.
: This study is an observational study, and as per institutional guidelines, no individual consent was required. Documentation related to IEC clearance can be provided upon request.
: The authors declare no competing interests.