Yurt, Rabia https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6134-1821
Agca, Meltem https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9694-7909
Turkar, Ayla https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6484-0039
Tuncay, Eylem https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5046-1943
Gungor, Sinem https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1163-125X
Teke, Nazli Huma https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2380-5410
Gundogus, Baran https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9129-5497
Arinc, Sibel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2443-2639
Ozmen, Ipek https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3448-3675
Article History
Received: 27 December 2025
Accepted: 18 May 2026
First Online: 23 May 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Sureyyapasa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Approval date: 16 March 2023; Approval No: 116.2017.R-286). Due to the retrospective nature of the study, the requirement for informed consent was waived. Patient data were fully anonymized prior to analysis, and access to the dataset was restricted to authorized investigators only.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.