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Article History

Received: 6 September 2023

Accepted: 18 October 2023

First Online: 6 November 2023

Declarations

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: The protocol for this study has been approved by the ethics committee of Wakayama Medical University, approval number 3568. Informed consent was obtained through an opt-out process due to the retrospective nature of this study. Opt-out informed consent protocol was used for use of participant data for research purposes which is permitted by national guidelines.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.