Sun, Xiaowei
Jing, Rui
Wen, Jialin
Meng, Wenying
Jiang, Qianqian
Li, Qingqing
Li, Yang
Funding for this research was provided by:
Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
Article History
Received: 10 February 2026
Accepted: 28 June 2026
First Online: 5 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This investigation adhered to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and received the endorsement of the Ethics Committee at Qilu Hospital, Shandong University (Approval No. KYLL-202506-055-1). Given its retrospective nature, the requirement for informed consent was waived.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.