Yayan, Josef
Krüger, Marcus
Biancosino, Christian
Funding for this research was provided by:
Private Universität Witten/Herdecke gGmbH
Article History
Received: 10 April 2025
Accepted: 8 November 2025
First Online: 9 December 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Witten/Herdecke University (approval number S-49/2025). Ethical review included evaluation of the study design, patient safety, and compliance with data protection standards. Due to the retrospective nature of the analysis and the anonymized dataset, the requirement for informed consent was waived. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable. This is a retrospective study and was not registered as a clinical trial.