Yabana Kiremit, Birgül https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7729-5685
Dikmetaş Yardan, Elif https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8300-8715
Funding for this research was provided by:
Scientific Research Projects Unit of Ondokuz Mayis University (PYO.SBF.1904.21.003, PYO.SBF.1904.21.003)
Article History
Received: 10 July 2024
Accepted: 20 March 2025
First Online: 27 March 2025
Declarations
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: In order to conduct the study, the necessary Ethical Committee approval was obtained from the Ondokuz Mayıs University Clinical Research Ethics Committee in 2020 (No: OMU KAEK 2020/613). The data used in the study consists of administrative data routinely collected by the hospital and obtained from the hospital database. There was no need to collect additional data from the patients. The study is based on the examination of retrospective medical records, and the patient data were obtained from the hospital at the time the patients were discharged. The study data were anonymized in a way that ensures patient confidentiality (Türkiye Personal Data Protection Law - Article 28 (1)-b) []. Personal data that could compromise individual security and privacy were not included in the dataset. Therefore, individual informed consent was not requested. Information about informed consent was provided to the Ondokuz Mayıs University Clinical Research Ethics Committee. Permission was obtained from the Ondokuz Mayıs University Health Practice and Research Center for obtaining the study data.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.