Mathew, Gerry George https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1967-4470
Sundaramurthy, Shanmugam https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6935-4980
Muthuperumal, Prakash https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0672-1103
Jayaprakash, V. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6886-9015
Funding for this research was provided by:
SRM Institute of Science & Technology
Article History
Received: 6 June 2025
Accepted: 29 July 2025
First Online: 4 August 2025
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: Informed consent of patients was not required since it’s a systematic review and metanalysis of the existing medical literature. Institutional ethics clearance was not required for this manuscript and the study was performed in accordance with the PRISMA reporting guidelines.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.