Chen, Jiayu
Ni, Yewen
Li, Meishuang
Ge, Xing
Sheng, Aiqin
Liu, Haiyang
Funding for this research was provided by:
Basic Research Program of Jiangsu Province (BK20241765)
Xuzhou Medical Key Talents Project (No. XWRCHT20220048)
Xuzhou Key R & D Program (No. KC22099)
Article History
Received: 17 April 2025
Accepted: 12 January 2026
First Online: 28 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. The research protocol underwent review and approval by the Medical Ethics Committee of Xuzhou First People’s Hospital (xyy11 [2022] 026) and registered with the China Clinical Trial Registration Center (No. ChiCTR2200059077,2022.04.24). All patients were above 18 years old, and written informed consent was obtained from each patient before undergoing any medical examination or procedure.
: All participants provided written informed consent for both participation in the study and the publication of anonymized research data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.