Katayama, Issei
Makino, Hideki
Sahara, Saki
Kayada, Yuki
Oshita, Kazuki
Ueda, So
Koda, Takuyuki
Kajiwara, Kotaro
Kanematsu, Takanori
Article History
Received: 13 February 2026
Accepted: 27 April 2026
First Online: 30 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital (approval no.: 1105). This study was conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Medical Ethics Committee and the Declaration of Helsinki (2024). Because this was a retrospective observational study, the requirement for written informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board. Information about the study was disclosed on the hospital website, and patients were given the opportunity to opt out.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.