Podkovik, Stacey
Zhou, Chuan
Coffin, Susan E.
Hall, Matthew
Hauptman, Jason S.
Kronman, Matthew P.
Mangano, Francesco T.
Pollack, Ian F.
Sedano, Sabrina
Vega, Joaquin
Schaffzin, Joshua K.
Thorell, Emily
Warf, Benjamin C.
Whitlock, Kathryn B.
Simon, Tamara D.
Article History
Received: 13 December 2023
Accepted: 29 April 2024
First Online: 11 May 2024
Declarations
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: This research was carried out following strict experimental protocols, which received approval from the following Ethics Committees/Institutional Review Boards (IRBs): Boston Children’s Hospital’s Institutional Review Board, Institutional Review Board of the University of Pittsburgh, The University of Utah Institutional Review Board, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Institutional Review Board, Seattle Children’s Institutional Review Board, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Institutional Review Board. Due to the study’s retrospective nature, focusing on the analysis of pre-existing data, the Ethics Committees of the involved institutions granted an exemption from the informed consent requirement. These institutions include: the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (CR19070150-007), the University of Utah Primary Children’s Hospital (IRB_00114718), the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (2018–1396), the Boston Children’s Hospital (IRB-P00029059), the Seattle Children’s Hospital (STUDY00001105), the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (IRB 18–015239), and the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA-20–00068). This exemption aligns with ethical guidelines for conducting retrospective studies, in which it may not be practical or necessary to obtain participant consent. The Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board of each site listed previously approved all experimental protocols.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.