Zhang, Li-Xiang
Cao, Jiao-Yu
Zhou, Xiao-Juan
Article History
Received: 28 May 2024
Accepted: 7 November 2024
First Online: 13 November 2024
Declarations
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: The Medical Ethics Committee at the First Affiliated Hospital of the University of Science and Technology of China approved the study protocol (Approval number: 2024-RE-386), ensuring compliance with the principles outlined in the <i>Declaration of Helsinki</i>. Additionally, the study has been registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry under the registration number ChiCTR2400091026. Given the retrospective design of the study, informed consent from participants was waived.
: The authors declare no competing interests.