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Article History

Received: 16 July 2024

Accepted: 14 November 2024

First Online: 25 November 2024

Declarations

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: This study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. This study protocol was approved by Institutional review boards of all ten participating medical centers; Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital (Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital Institutional Review Board), Inje University Busan Paik Hospital (Inje University Busan Paik Hospital Institutional Review Board), Dong-A University Hospital (Dong-A University Hospital Institutional Review Board), Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital (Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital Institutional Review Board), Kosin University Gospel Hospital (Kosin University Gospel Hospital Institutional Review Board), Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital (Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital Institutional Review Board), Daegu Catholic University Medical Center (Daegu Catholic University Medical Center Institutional Review Board), Kyungpook National University Hospital/Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital (Kyungpook National University Hospital Institutional Review Board), Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital (Keimyung University Dongsan Hosptial Institutional Review Board), Yeungnam University Medical Center (Yeungnam University Hospital Institutional Review Board).

: Not applicable.

: was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.

: The authors declare no competing interests.