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Article History

Received: 11 November 2023

Accepted: 14 March 2025

First Online: 29 April 2025

Declarations

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: Ethical approval was obtained from the ethical committee (EC) of Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine which operates according to the International Conference of Harmonization Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP) and applicable local and institutional regulations and guidelines (IRB no. 00012098 [expires 6 October 2025]). The EC has a federal-wide assurance (FWA) since 2010 (FWA no. 00018699 [expires 21 st January 2023]). The EC approval serial number of this study was 0306010. A consent was obtained from the participating physicians to use their anonymous data for research purposes.

: A consent was obtained from the patients to use their anonymous data for research purposes.

: The authors have no competing interests.