Reji, Abhishek
Kandeshwaran, S
Purushothaman, Vijayan
Funding for this research was provided by:
SRM Institute of Science & Technology
Article History
Received: 17 March 2026
Accepted: 26 August 2026
First Online: 24 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Chennai (Approval No: SRMIEC-ST0325-2753). This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their enrolment in the study.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.