Rajan, Asha K.
Swaminathan, Lavanya
Dsa, Freya F.
Kesarkar, Srushti
Fernandes, Elaine Z.
Raju, Neeraja
Chaudhuri, Souvik
Shanbhag, Vishal
Eshwara, Vandana Kalwaje
Kunhikatta, Vijayanarayana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9580-3476
Thunga, Girish https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1257-969X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 9 June 2025
Accepted: 21 January 2026
First Online: 3 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study was performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. It was approved by the institutional ethics committee of Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospitals (KMC-KH-IEC:82/2021) before the initiation of the work. The requirement for informed patient consent was waived as this study did not directly involve human participants due to its retrospective study design.
: Not applicable
: The authors declare no competing interests.