Tanveer, Huma
Ashfaq, Muhammad
Sharif, Muhammad Junaid Hassan
Iqbal, Muhammad Mamoon
Iqbal, Ayesha
Khan, Qasim
Haroon, Muhammad Zeeshan
Bashatah, Adel
Syed, Wajid
Alqahtani, Naji
Article History
Received: 10 December 2024
Accepted: 26 August 2025
First Online: 25 September 2025
Declarations
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: The study was carried out after getting ethical approval from the Institutional Ethical Review Committee of Medical Teaching Institute (MTI), Ayub Teaching Hospital (ATH), Abbottabad vide reference number RC-EA-2023/172. Written informed consent was obtained from all participating patients and/or their attendants. Participants were informed about the study and were assured about the confidentiality of their data. All study procedures were conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki guidelines for human research. They were also informed of their right to withdraw from the study at any point in time.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.