Sala, Alessia
Rizzante, Elisa
Cuman, Margherita
Battello, Ginevra
De Martino, Maria
Piussi, Pietro
Vizzielli, Giuseppe
Driul, Lorenza
Article History
Received: 2 December 2025
Accepted: 8 May 2026
First Online: 26 May 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of University of Udine on November 20, 2023 (IRB Protocol No. 240/2023). The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The IRB considered informed consent not applicable because of the retrospective nature of the study, and because the study results have no significant personalized impact on the individuals involved.
Consent for publication: All patients admitted to our clinic sign a consent form allowing access to their medical records and the potential use of their data for scientific publications. All identifying information has been removed to ensure complete anonymity.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.