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Article History

Received: 2 July 2025

Accepted: 28 January 2026

First Online: 4 February 2026

Declarations

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: The study protocol was approved by the Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Training and Research Hospital’s Ethics Committee (meeting date: 25/12/2020) and the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ministry of Health of Turkey (date: January 10, 2022, decision number: HNEAK-KAEK-2022/6). 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.