Peperstraete, Harlinde https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5435-1752
Vandewiele, Korneel https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2092-6321
Devreese, Katrien M. J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7559-2579
Massion, Paul
Piagnerelli, Michaël https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9201-827X
Raes, Matthias https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6809-6921
Depuydt, Pieter https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5164-5376
Hoste, Eric https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9301-8055
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ghent University Hospital, Fonds voor Innovatie en Klinisch Onderzoek
Article History
Received: 15 January 2026
Accepted: 5 April 2026
First Online: 13 May 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved on 11/03/2022 by the appropriate institutional Ethics Committees, and the Ghent University Hospital Ethics Committee served as the central EC in Belgium (BC-07099). The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Because eligible patients were unable to provide informed consent at inclusion, written informed consent was obtained from the patient’s legally authorized representative (next of kin) prior to participation. Where applicable, patients were informed about the study and consent was sought from the patient as soon as capacity was regained.
: Not applicable. The manuscript does not contain any individual person’s data in any form (including individual details, images or videos).
: The authors declare no competing interests.