Hanafi, Ibrahem http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5306-0128
Munder, Eskander http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1941-9947
Ahmad, Sulafa http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3563-0657
Arabhamo, Iman http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1382-9822
Alziab, Suzan http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3313-5019
Badin, Noor http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3844-952X
Omarain, Ahmad http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0071-0195
Jawish, Mhd Khaled http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1952-2813
Saleh, Muhannad http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9075-9667
Nickl, Vera http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4232-1673
Wipplinger, Tamara http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2326-049X
Wipplinger, Christoph http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9001-6932
Nickl, Robert http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0108-5494
Article History
Received: 8 June 2022
Accepted: 24 February 2023
First Online: 29 March 2023
Declarations
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: This is an observational retrospective cohort study that was based on patients records and never intervened with any level of the care provided for any of the included patients. All methods conducted in the preparation for this manuscript were in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki as revised in 2013 [CitationRef removed]. The ethical approval for this study was obtained from the review board of Damascus hospital in April 2017 in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki as revised in 2013 [CitationRef removed]. The requirement of the informed consent for this project was waived by the the review board of Damascus hospital. However, upon admission, all patients included in our sample routinely gave their informed consent for the anonymous usage of their medical records for analysis and publication.
: Not applicable.
: None of the authors has any conflict of interests to be reported.