Samejima, Hironobu
Kojima, Kensuke
Fujiwara, Ayako
Tokunaga, Toshiteru
Okishio, Kyoichi
Yoon, Hyungeun
Article History
Received: 26 June 2023
Accepted: 2 November 2023
First Online: 14 November 2023
Declarations
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: This retrospective cohort study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center (KCMC) (Approval number: 2022–043) and carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The Institutional Review Board of KCMC waived the requirement for informed consent from all research participants due to the retrospective and anonymous nature of this study. Information about opting out of the study was provided on the homepage of KCMC.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.