Funding for this research was provided by:
Tainan Municipal Hospital (RA23013, RA23013, RA23013, RA23013)
Article History
Received: 27 May 2024
Accepted: 23 September 2024
First Online: 30 September 2024
Declarations
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: This study adheres to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. This study was granted an ethics waiver by the Institutional Review Board at Show Chwan Memorial Hospital (IRB1120901). According to the same committee, formal written informed consent was not required. Similarly, the study was deemed as “not involving human subjects research” by the Institutional Review Board at Show Chwan Memorial Hospital Human Subjects Committee and exempted from human subjects’ oversight. The first author invited all participants by email or telephone, emphasizing that participation was voluntary and anonymous. All participants provided oral consent.”
: Consent for publication
: The authors declare no competing interests.