Birtan, Deniz
Akpınar, Aslıhan
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kocaeli University Scientific Research Projects Unit (TDK- 2022- 2661)
Article History
Received: 12 July 2024
Accepted: 22 October 2024
First Online: 2 November 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was granted by the Marmara University Clinical Research Ethics Committee on 04.06.2021 under protocol number 09.2021.738. Additional permissions were obtained from various government institutions to ensure comprehensive compliance with ethical standards. Approval was obtained from the Ministry of Health General Directorate of Health Services on 13.08.2021, Istanbul Governorship Provincial Health Directorate-Istanbul Organ and Tissue Transplantation Regional Coordination Center on 28.09.2021, and Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate Training and Registration Unit on 22.01.2022. These approvals ensured that all legal and ethical requirements were met to conduct the study within the specified frameworks and jurisdictions. Informed consent for participation was obtained from all study participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.