Yanagawa, Tatsuki
Asai, Yuki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1933-8592
Zakoji, Nobuyuki
Hosoe, Shingo
Kondo, Yoshihiro
Ootsuki, Shinnosuke
Kato, Hidekazu
Aoki, Maria
Yamamoto, Yoshiaki
Yamamoto, Takanori
Takahashi, Masaaki
Article History
Received: 17 February 2024
Accepted: 10 September 2024
First Online: 16 September 2024
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with ethical guidelines for medical and health research involving human subjects. The study design was approved by Mie Chuo Medical Center (approval ref. MCERB-202252), Shizuoka Medical Center (approval ref. 2022-R33), Toyohashi Medical Center (approval ref. 4–21), Nagoya Medical Center (approval ref. 2022–055), Kanazawa Medical Center (approval ref. R04-066), Nagara Medical Center (approval ref. 2022–9), and the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (approval ref. 22TB37). Owing to the retrospective study design, consent was obtained from each patient using an opt-out document posted on the website of the respective hospital.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.