Nasrullah, Adeel
Quazi, Mohammed A.
Virk, Shiza
Niranjan, Sitara
Butt, Muhammad Ali
Shakir, Muhammad Hassan
Sohail, Amir Humza
Bilal, Muhammad Ibraiz
Muzammil, Taimur
DiSilvio, Briana
Sheikh, Abu Baker
Cheema, Tariq
Article History
Received: 11 January 2024
Accepted: 11 July 2024
First Online: 31 July 2024
Declarations
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: Per policy under the USC Office for the Protection of Research Subjects and Institutional Review Board, this study falls under the category of Non-Human Subjects Research (NHSR). A secondary analysis using de-identified data from the HCUP NIS clinical database does not require an IRB or ethics approval, nor does it require consent to participate. Access to the HCUP NIS clinical database was previously purchased by ABS. Data use agreements with the Healthcare Utilization Project was completed during the purchase.
: Per policy under the USC Office for the Protection of Research Subjects and Institutional Review Board, this study falls under the category of Non-Human Subjects Research (NHSR). As such, no consent is necessary for publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.