Kesavan, Harsika https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1348-1601
Siluvai, Sibyl https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4798-3740
P., Indumathi K. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9016-8557
G., Krishnaprakash https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4960-4003
Ramachandran, Arul Saravanan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1931-8102
Saravanan, A. V. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0411-8909
Venkatesan, Raghul Gandhi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8624-8282
Funding for this research was provided by:
SRM Institute of Science & Technology
Article History
Received: 7 February 2026
Accepted: 23 July 2026
First Online: 25 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in accordance with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and followed national ethical standards. The ethical approval for the study protocol was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee, SRM Medical College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India (Reference Number: SRMIEC-ST0525-2568). Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants involved in this study or their legal guardians. During data collection, the anonymity of the patients was preserved.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.