Tsujii, Atsuko
Isoda, Kentaro
Yoshimura, Maiko
Nakabayashi, Akihiko
Kim, Dong-Seop
Tamada, Tatsuya
Yamamoto, Kurumi
Ohshima, Shiro
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Hospital Organisation head office (R4-NHO(PI)-01, R4-NHO(PI)-01, R4-NHO(PI)-01)
Article History
Received: 3 May 2023
Accepted: 12 January 2024
First Online: 26 January 2024
Declarations
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: The present study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and its amendments. The National Hospital Organisation Osaka Minami Medical Centre and Faculty of Medicine Ethics Committee approved the study protocol (approval number R4-33). In this study, the institutional review board of the National Hospital Organisation Osaka Minami Medical Centre and Faculty of Medicine Ethics Committee waived the requirement for obtaining informed consent of all participants because this study utilised only existing data collected in clinical practice. The opportunity to refuse participation in the research was ensured for the research participants. The security of personal information was strictly controlled.
: Not applicable.
: KI received research funding from AbbVie GK [AbbVie GK Research Grants: 2543]. The other authors declare that they have no competing interests.