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Article History

Received: 11 October 2025

Accepted: 5 January 2026

First Online: 16 January 2026

Declarations

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: All procedures involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Japanese Red Cross Ishinomaki Hospital (approval no. 25–04). In accordance with the institutional policy for retrospective studies, the requirement for written informed consent was waived, and an opt-out approach was used. Information regarding the study was disclosed publicly, and patients were provided the opportunity to decline participation.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.