Aoki, Shuichiro
Suzuki, Haruyuki
Ueda, Kohei
Kitamoto, Kohdai
Azuma, Keiko
Obata, Ryo
Article History
Received: 11 July 2024
Accepted: 7 September 2024
First Online: 18 September 2024
Declarations
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: This retrospective study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the University of Tokyo (reference number: 2217) on 22nd February 2023 and conducted in accordance with the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: In alignment with the Japanese Guidelines for Epidemiologic Study issued by the Japanese Government, the ethics committee waived the requirement for patient’s informed consent pertaining to the use of their medical record data. As a form of transparency, the study protocol was displayed at the outpatient clinic to keep patients informed about the ongoing research. Patients who declined the use of their medical records for research purposes were subsequently excluded.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.