Jakubiak, Grzegorz K.
Pawlas, Natalia
Starzak, Monika
Stanek, Agata
Cieślar, Grzegorz
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (BNW-1-041/N/5/K)
Article History
Received: 8 October 2025
Accepted: 7 January 2026
First Online: 19 January 2026
Declarations
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: An inquiry was submitted to the Bioethics Committee and the response was that the planned study did not require the committee's consent because it was based solely on a retrospective analysis of already collected data (Decision of the Bioethics Committee of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice no. BNW/NWN/0052/KB/19/24, dated 6 February 2024). Research was conducted in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration. Patients written informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.