Jimbo, Mitsuki
Saito, Sakae
Uematsu, Takayuki
Hanaki, Hideaki
Otori, Katsuya
Shibuya, Kiyoshi
Ando, Wataru
Article History
Received: 21 April 2023
Accepted: 26 July 2023
First Online: 4 August 2023
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethical Committee of Kitasato University Hospital (No. 20–366). The ethics committee confirmed that all methods were performed in accordance with the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects in Japan and relevant regulations. The requirement for informed consent was waived by the Ethical Committee of Kitasato University Hospital because of the retrospective nature of the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.