Cheng, Yu
Wei, Juan
Zhu, Fang
Xuan, Liang
Li, Yuan
Meng, Lei
Zhu, Chuandong
Zhao, Huihui
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical science and technology development project of Nanjing (YKK22130)
Natural science fund projects of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (XZR 2021080)
Talent lift Fund projects of Nanjing Second Hospital (RCMS23006)
Article History
Received: 31 October 2025
Accepted: 28 January 2026
First Online: 3 February 2026
Declarations
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: This retrospective study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Second Hospital of Nanjing. The committee granted a waiver of informed consent for this study as it involved the analysis of existing anonymized clinical data without any intervention in patient care.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.