Nagai, Hirofumi
Shimada, Tsutomu
Takahashi, Yoshimitsu
Nishikawa, Mikako
Tozuka, Hiroyuki
Yamamoto, Yasuto
Niwa, Osamu
Takahara, Yutaka
Fujita, Arimi
Nagase, Katsuhiko
Kasahara, Kazuo
Yano, Seiji
Sai, Yoshimichi
Article History
Received: 30 April 2022
Accepted: 28 September 2022
First Online: 1 December 2022
Declarations
:
: The protocol of this study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Kanazawa University (Approval No. 2017–257) and the Ethics Committee of Kanazawa Medical University Hospital (Approval No. H 189). The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The Ethics Committees of Kanazawa University and Kanazawa Medical University Hospital waived informed consent because data collection was from medical records and there was no opportunity for patient contact. However, in accordance with the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Biological Research Involving Human Subjects in Japan, information regarding the conduct of this study was disclosed in the hospital and on the website as an opt-out approach to guarantee the opportunity for non-participation in the study and protection of personal information.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.