Khafaja, Sarah
Rizk, Sarah Salam
El Hayek, Samer
Yazbeck, Nadine
Article History
Received: 20 October 2025
Accepted: 8 December 2025
First Online: 16 December 2025
Declarations
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: This retrospective study involving human participants was reviewed and approved by the American University of Beirut (AUB) Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Institutional Review Board (IRB). Written informed consent from the participants’ legal guardian/next of kin was not required to participate in this study, in accordance with the national legislation and the institutional AUB IRB requirements. All data collected were stripped of patient identifiers, and there is no risk to the subjects.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.