Aghazadeh, Mohammad Hossein
Azizmohammad Looha, Mehdi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0700-1431
khaleghjoo, Yadmehr https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4035-5316
Ghoorchi Beigi, Fatemeh https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4798-5304
Rabbani, Amirhassan
Parsa, Tina
Parsa, Yekta
Article History
Received: 13 July 2025
Accepted: 22 September 2025
First Online: 21 October 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki and the relevant guidelines and regulations of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. The research protocol was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (Approval Code: IR.SBMU.MSP.REC.1404.172). Given the retrospective design of the study and the use of fully de-identified data, the requirement for informed consent to participate was explicitly waived by the approving ethics committee. We also confirm that no organs or tissues were obtained from prisoners. Patient confidentiality was rigorously maintained, and all data were securely stored and accessed only by authorized personnel.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.