Lotfy, Nancy M.
Alshatti, Hamad
Khachaba, Rola Y.
Hagras, Sherein M.
Article History
Received: 6 December 2025
Accepted: 22 February 2026
First Online: 5 March 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the appropriate institutional ethics committee. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to enrollment in the study. Ethical approval was obtained from Farwaniya Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait, through The Standing Committee for Coordination of Health and Medical Research (approval date: January 2022; reference number: 7080/2022). Written informed consent to participate was obtained from all participants. Ethical approval was obtained from Farwaniya Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait, through The Standing Committee for Coordination of Health and Medical Research (approval date: January 2022; reference number: 7080/2022). Written informed consent to participate was obtained from all participants.
: Written informed consent for publication of anonymized clinical data was obtained from all participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.