Minsart, Anne F.
Adam, Hiba
Ghenimi, Nadirah
Tahlak, Muna
Mirza, Fadi G.
Akbar, Anjum
Sairam, Shanthi
Article History
Received: 7 April 2025
Accepted: 11 July 2025
First Online: 1 August 2025
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. This study involved no prospectively collected data, and every effort was made to maintain the confidentiality of study records. All subjects were made aware that their data can be used for research purposes upon registration in the hospital, in accordance with Regulatory Authority policies. Waiver of Individual Informed Consent Process was granted by the local Ethics Committee: Mediclinic Middle East Research & Ethics Committee (Institution: MCME-REC, reference number: MCME.CR.285.MPAR.2022), and by the Government of Dubai: Dubai Health Authority Institutional Review Board (DHA-IRB), through the Dubai Scientific Research Ethics Committee (Institution: DSREC, reference number: DSREC-02/2023_12), registered with the Office for Human Research Protection (OHRP).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.