Hayashi, Mamoru
Nishikido, Yuki
Banno, Hiroyuki
Michitaka, Tsuzuki
Tachibana, Eiko
Tsukahara, Takayoshi
Article History
Received: 17 March 2024
Accepted: 1 July 2024
First Online: 5 July 2024
Declarations
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: This study was conducted following the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, and with the approval of the Ethical Review Committee of the Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daiichi Hospital (Approval number: 2022–120).Since this observational study used retrospective medical records, we did not obtain written or oral consent from the participants. However, to ensure that the participants or their surrogates had the opportunity to decide whether they wished to refuse to participate in the study or not, the opt-out information was posted on the Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daiichi Hospital home page. Patient data were immediately discarded if they refused to participate in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.