Choi, Yoona https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8948-1880
Kim, Jae Yoon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8847-9586
Won, Jung-Hyun https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7335-8087
Kim, Ki Hoon https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7426-0723
Kim, Yujin https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5582-5213
Choi, Wona https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0269-6374
Kim, Bo Kyung https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4671-0449
Yoo, Jae Won https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7970-1691
Chung, Nack-Gyun https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4855-390X
Lee, Jae Wook https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0735-0287
Kang, Hyoung Jin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1009-6002
Choi, In Young https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2860-9411
Lee, Howard https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6713-5418
Funding for this research was provided by:
Korea Health Industry Development Institute (HI22C0464)
National Research Foundation of Korea (RS-2019-NR040058)
Article History
Received: 10 November 2025
Accepted: 30 March 2026
First Online: 3 April 2026
Declarations
:
: The study protocol received approval from the Institutional Review Boards of SNUH (IRB No. 2411-112-1588) and CMC (IRB No. XC23WIDB0077). Given the retrospective design and the use of de-identified information, the requirement for obtaining informed consent was waived by both committees. This research, based on retrospective observational data, was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (1964) and its subsequent amendments or equivalent ethical guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.