Pirnes, Jari
Nyländen, Jarkko
Karjalainen, Tatu-Matti
Sälkiö, Sinikka
Ohtonen, Pasi
Hoikka, Marko
Ala-Kokko, Tero
Funding for this research was provided by:
This study was financially supported by the State Funding for University-Level Health Research, Oulu University Hospital, and the Wellbeing Services County of North Ostrobothnia.
University of Oulu
Article History
Received: 12 January 2025
Accepted: 4 October 2025
First Online: 7 November 2025
Declarations
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: Due to the retrospective study design, an exemption from consent was obtained from the hospital ethics committee; the data had already been collected for clinical purposes and none of the patients were contacted during this study (Registration number 152/2020).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.