Roostami, Tahereh
Farhadian, Maryam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6054-9850
Yazdi, Amirhossein
Mahjub, Hossein
Article History
Received: 8 April 2025
Accepted: 13 August 2025
First Online: 18 August 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was waived due to the retrospective design and the data were fully de-identified and no intervention on patients was performed. As the study did not involve any direct interaction with participants and used only anonymised information, it was not necessary to obtain informed consent. The research ethics committee of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences approved the study (IR.UMSHA.REC.1402.349).
: Not applicable.
: This study adhered to all relevant guidelines and regulations for medical research involving human data, including the protection of privacy and confidentiality of personal information.
: The authors declare no competing interests.