Ceylan, Levent https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9066-0891
Rum, Mehmet https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4236-0082
Yilmaz, Mehmet https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6243-6876
Kehlibar, Tamer https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5274-7654
Özlü, Halil Emre https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4841-0178
Article History
Received: 6 February 2025
Accepted: 21 April 2025
First Online: 27 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Training and Research Hospital’s Ethics Commite (meeting date: 25/12/2020) and the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ministry of Health of Turkey (decision number: HNEAH-KAEK 2021/KK/152, date: 17/05/2021). Due to the retrospective nature of the study, informed consent was not obtained from the patients; this waiver was approved by the institutional ethics committees. All patient data included in the study were anonymized prior to analysis to ensure confidentiality. The data were stored in a password-protected digital environment accessible only to the research team and were not shared with any third parties. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and relevant local ethical regulations.
: We hereby declare our consent for the publication of this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.