Pikkujämsä, Aapo https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3408-729X
Rinne, Pasi
Wistbacka, Jan-Ola
Hilska, Matias https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7724-4594
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Oulu
Article History
Received: 19 March 2026
Accepted: 8 June 2026
First Online: 13 June 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent amendments. The reported research has been conducted in an ethical and responsible manner and is in full compliance with all relevant codes of experimentation and legislation. The patient right to a separate written permission was waived by the ethical board’s decision due to the retrospective nature of the study. Additional approval from a separate ethics board was not required for this retrospective study. Study permission was received from the local ethics board of the Vaasa Central Hospital: ÖVPH/1192/13.01/2025. Clinical trial number: not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.