Zhang, Lei
Cao, Jingyi
Gao, Zhimin
Han, Chong
Liu, Yiwen
Li, Hailong
Funding for this research was provided by:
Six Talent Peaks Project in Jiangsu Province (WSW‐064)
Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (19KJB310001)
Postdoctoral Research Funding Project in Jiangsu Province (2021K447C)
Second Round of Xuzhou Medical Leading Talents Training Project (XWRCHT20210027)
The Science and Technology Planning Project of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Jiangsu (YB2020050)
Key Medical Research Projects of Jiangsu Provincial Health Commission (K2024040)
National Nature Science Foundation of China Youth Project (81502193)
Jiangsu Provincial Graduate Research and Practice Innovation Program (KYCX24_3070)
Construction Project of High Level Hospital of Jiangsu Province (LCZX202407)
Jiangsu Province Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base Medical Science and Technology Innovation Project (SRYKTH202402)
Innovation and entrepreneurship projects at the Xuzhou Medical University Science and Technology Park (CXCYYB202413)
Research project on the “Pairing Assistance” initiative at the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University (FXJDBF2024104)
Article History
Received: 3 September 2024
Accepted: 24 February 2026
First Online: 28 February 2026
Declarations
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: This retrospective study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Committee of The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University (XYFY2022-KL340). Since the study involved the review of existing medical records and did not require direct patient contact or intervention, the need for informed consent from individual patients was waived by the ethics committee. However, all patient data were anonymized to ensure patient confidentiality and privacy.
: The authors confirm that all authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript for publication. All authors agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. There are no conflicts of interest to disclose that could potentially influence the publication of this manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.