Article History
Received: 2 February 2026
Accepted: 22 June 2026
First Online: 27 June 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted using de-identified data from publicly available databases (MIMIC-IV 3.1 and eICU-CRD 2.0). All data were de-identified in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards and institutional privacy protocols. This retrospective analysis of de-identified data was exempt from institutional review board approval. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and all applicable ethical guidelines for research with secondary data sources.
: Not applicable. This study used only de-identified data from public databases; no individual-level identifying information is presented in the manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.