Lin, Shihui
Zhang, Shuai
Article History
Received: 20 May 2026
Accepted: 5 August 2026
First Online: 12 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Ningde Municipal Hospital. Because this study used previously collected medical records and all data were de-identified before analysis, the requirement for informed consent was waived by the Ethics Committee of Ningde Municipal Hospital. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.