Cao, Dayu
Liu, Hongjia
Li, Dazhi
Wang, Xiaoli
Zhang, Hongyu
Huang, Zhenni
Zhang, Yonghui
Zhang, Xiangyang
Article History
Received: 29 September 2024
Accepted: 3 December 2025
First Online: 22 December 2025
Declarations
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: The protocol for the research project had been approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University (ID number: 2016-Y27) and had therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. All informed consent forms of patients were obtained, and their anonymity was protected.
: The authors declare no conflicts of interest and agree to publish.
: The supporters had no role in the design, analysis, interpretation, or publication of this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.