Huang, Jia-Xin
Zhang, Xi
Yang, Min
Tang, Meng
Zhang, Qi
Deng, Li
Song, Chun-Hua
Li, Wei
Shi, Han-Ping
Cong, Ming-Hua
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Multidisciplinary Cooperative Diagnosis and Treatment Capacity Project for Major Diseases: Comprehensive Treatment and Management of Critically Ill Elderly Inpatients (No. 2019.YLFW)
Article History
Received: 30 March 2023
Accepted: 19 February 2026
First Online: 25 February 2026
Declarations
:
: This study was planned and conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, and was firstly approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of First Affiliated Hospital of Sun yat-sen University (reference number: 2013-82). This study was also approved by the Medical Ethics Committee at each of the collaborating hospitals. All participants were informed of the purpose of this research and signed informed consent. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.