Maruyama, Akihiro https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2080-5685
Tagawa, Ryota
Isobe, Sakurako
Yamada, Junya
Kato, Hiroki
Takano, Kohei
Kobayashi, Makoto
Article History
Received: 28 March 2026
Accepted: 23 April 2026
First Online: 29 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, Japan (Approval No. 2024-39).The requirement for written informed consent was waived due to the retrospective observational nature of the study. An opt-out approach was implemented through public disclosure in accordance with institutional policy.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.