Wang, Rui
Zeng, Huihui
Shi, Mengting
Wu, Yue
Liu, Yang
Zhang, Tiantian
Funding for this research was provided by:
Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (2208085MH248)
The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University Science Found for Distinguished Young Scholars (2019byyfyjq03)
Bengbu Medical College Natural Science Foundation (2022byzd035)
Article History
Received: 5 November 2024
Accepted: 10 April 2025
First Online: 16 April 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College (Ethics Approval Number: Lunke Approval [2023] No. 378).The requirement of informed consent was exempted by the IRB due to its retrospective nature. This research involved analyzing data that did not include personal identifying information. Since the data analyzed pertained to patients who had already completed treatment, there was no direct risk or benefit to individuals. Consequently, a waiver of consent was submitted and approval for this study was obtained. The study was conducted in accordance with theethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.