Oiwa, Masahiko
Kuroda, Kosuke
Kawanoue, Naoya
Morimatsu, Hiroshi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,japan
Article History
Received: 8 April 2022
Accepted: 12 July 2022
First Online: 20 July 2022
Declarations
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: This study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects. This study was approved by the institutional ethics review board of Okayama University Hospital (Okayama, Japan) on August 14, 2020 (approval number: 2007–006). According to the instruction of the ethics review board, after describing the study protocol, verbal informed consent for study participation was obtained from all patients. This information has been preserved as an electronic medical record. All patients received a detailed description of the study and were provided with contact information in case of further clarification, any additional questions, or concerns.
: Prior to inclusion in the study, verbal informed consent for publication was obtained from all patients. This information has been preserved as an electronic medical record.
: Not applicable.