Funding for this research was provided by:
Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH-1152601C)
Article History
Received: 13 November 2025
Accepted: 16 February 2026
First Online: 16 March 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan (Approval no. CE25642C). The Institutional Review Board of Taichung Veterans General Hospital approved this study and deemed that informed consent should be waived owing to the retrospective nature of the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.