Low, Ju Yee Cassandra
Sivanandy, Palanisamy
Ingle, Pravinkumar Vishwanath
Manirajan, Priya
Funding for this research was provided by:
IMU University (MPP1-2022(04))
Article History
Received: 23 March 2025
Accepted: 1 August 2025
First Online: 22 August 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Joint Committee on Research and Ethics of the IMU (IMU-JC) (approval number: MPP 1-2024(04)) and the management of the clinical research center of the hospital (approval number: 030/2024/IND/ER). For the retrospective data, there was no direct involvement of patients, whereas for the prospective data, informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from the parents or legal guardians of any participant under the age of 18. All patients’ data were kept anonymous and confidential. This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (2024).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.