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Article History

Received: 31 May 2024

Accepted: 22 August 2025

First Online: 22 October 2025

Declarations

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: Data linkage and collection within the data-warehouse has been approved by the Information Security Committee, Social Security and Health (reference number IVC/KSZG/21/034) and the Medical Ethics Committee UZ Brussels–VUB on 3 February 2021 (reference number 2020/523). The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.Informed consent was waived based on art. 6 and 9 of the GDPR. The collection is allowed based on general interest (art. 6 GDPR) and regarding article 9 § 2 of the GDPR: processing is necessary for reasons of public interest in the area of public health, such as protecting against serious cross-border threats to health, or ensuring high standards of quality and safety of health care and of medicinal products or medical devices, on the basis of Union or Member State law which provides for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms of the data subject, in particular, professional secrecy.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.