Zhang, Yu
Tang, Yushang
Xu, Linfang
Fang, Li
Li, Xiaoping
Mao, Wenbin
Liu, Tongqiang
Funding for this research was provided by:
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81670627)
the High-level Health Personnel “Six One Project” Talent Project of Jiangsu Provence (LGY2020035)
Article History
Received: 11 December 2024
Accepted: 17 March 2025
First Online: 29 March 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Changzhou Second People’s Hospital affiliated with Nanjing Medical University ([2023]KY213-01). All methods were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Patient information was kept confidential and no information that could lead to patient identification was included in the study. The signing of informed consent is exempted: according to the Measures for Ethical Review of Biomedical Research Involving Human Beings, research using human materials or data with identifiable information can no longer be found in the subjects, and the research project does not involve personal privacy or commercial interests. The requirement for informed consent is waived because the research is retrospective in nature. Clinical trial number: not applicable.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.