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Article History

Received: 15 December 2023

Accepted: 11 June 2024

First Online: 12 July 2024

Declarations

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: The study protocol complied with the “Ethical Guidelines for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects” and “Appropriate Handling of Personal Information by Medical and Nursing Care Providers” guidelines and was approved by the Clinical Research Review Committee of Kameda Medical Center (Approval number: No. 21–125). Although this study did not require obtaining direct consent from the patients, we disclosed information about conducting the study and guaranteed an opportunity for refusal.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.