Choi, Eunjeong
Kim, Kipoong
Cho, Woo Hyun
Jang, Jin Ho
Ko, Ryoung-Eun
Suh, Gee Young
Lim, Chae Man
Yeo, Hye Ju
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Funding for this research was provided by:
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (2019E280500, 2020E280700, 2021-10-026, 2024-40-009, 2025-10-004)
Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital (2026)
Article History
Received: 3 March 2026
Accepted: 4 July 2026
First Online: 13 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by the institutional review boards of the participating centers. The requirement for informed consent was waived because de-identified registry data were used. The primary approval was obtained from Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital (IRB No. 05-2019-092). Details of participating centers and institutional review board approvals are provided in Supplementary TableĀ 1.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.