Jiao, Fucheng
Li, Yuhua
Zhang, Lina
Fang, Caixia
Li, Juan
Mao, Yuan
Sun, Zhenzhen
Funding for this research was provided by:
Gansu Provincial Natural Science Foundation (24JRRM006)
Gansu Provincial Natural Science Foundation (24JRRM006)
Gansu Provincial Natural Science Foundation (24JRRM006)
Gansu Provincial Natural Science Foundation (24JRRM006)
Gansu Provincial Natural Science Foundation (24JRRM006)
Gansu Provincial Natural Science Foundation (24JRRM006)
Gansu Provincial Natural Science Foundation (24JRRM006)
Article History
Received: 16 April 2025
Accepted: 6 August 2026
First Online: 25 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All research is in strict accordance with and adheres to the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Qingyang People’s Hospital (20241). Given the retrospective nature of the study and the use of de-identified patient data, the Ethics Committee waived the requirement for informed consent. This waiver is in accordance with the relevant regulations and ethical guidelines for retrospective studies.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.