Onwunta, Ikechukwu Emmanuel
Muzammil, Aminu
Onyemauwa, Ikenna Caleb
Ugwuobu, Stephen Chukwuebuka
Alfa, Abdullahi
Ude, Benjamin Ikemefuna
Nwigboji, Ignatius Ajogu
Obatu, Ifeanyi Daniel
Agbo, Ebube Lilian
Article History
Received: 4 March 2025
Accepted: 11 May 2025
First Online: 21 July 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional review board and the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the ABUAD Multisystem Hospital Review and Ethics Committee (Reference No: AMSH/REC/25/03; Date: 7 th February 2025). Due to the retrospective nature of the study, the requirement for informed consent was waived by the ethics committee. All data were anonymized and handled in compliance with institutional and national data protection regulations. This study is not a clinical trial; therefore, clinical trial number is not applicable.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.