Ji, Xiaolin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3198-7381
Kang, Mei
Zhao, Xianzhi
Li, Xiaoyu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8017-207X
Guo, Yingjie https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2909-9887
Xie, Ping
Yu, Yanan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7530-1647
Tian, Zibin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7047-2327
Funding for this research was provided by:
Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2021MH077)
Article History
Received: 4 June 2022
Accepted: 31 August 2022
First Online: 5 September 2022
Declarations
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: This research study was conducted retrospectively from data obtained for clinical purposes and was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Affiliate Hospital of Qingdao University (Reference Number QYFYWZLL26957). The procedures used in this study adhere to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. The need for written informed consent was waived by the Ethics Committee of the Affiliate Hospital of Qingdao University due to retrospective nature of the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.