Tsai, Chia-Jen
Lin, Pei-Yi
Ong, Khaa-Hoo
Ho, Chung-Han
Chen, Yi-Chen
Li, Chien-Feng
Yang, Ching-Chieh
Lu, Chih-Ying
Article History
Received: 18 April 2026
Accepted: 22 June 2026
First Online: 24 June 2026
Declarations
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: The study adhered to the protocol outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent updates. It was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Institutional Review Board of Chi Mei Medical Center (IRB: 11411-008). As this was a retrospective study using a national registry database without personally identifiable information, written informed consent was not required, and all data were analyzed in an anonymized format.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.