Almari, Mohammad https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9360-6444
Vassall, Anna
O’Neill, Stephen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0022-0500
Sadique, Zia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5814-0258
Article History
Received: 22 May 2025
Accepted: 27 October 2025
First Online: 19 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Research and Ethics Committee of Kuwait Ministry of Health (The Standing Committee for Coordination of Health and Medical Research) (Approval Code:1502/2020). The study does not require informed consent because the data was extracted from the hospital information system database and did not involve interviews with patients, hence the need of informed consent was waived by the Research and Ethics Committee of Kuwait Ministry of Health. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations or in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.