Hsu, Ching-Wei
Weng, Cheng-Hao
Lee, Cheng-Chia
Yen, Tzung-Hai
Huang, Wen-Hung
Funding for this research was provided by:
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou (CMRPG3F2152)
Article History
Received: 5 April 2019
Accepted: 19 July 2019
First Online: 5 August 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study complied with the Declaration of Helsinki guidelines and was approved by the medical ethics committee of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, an academic medical center in North Taiwan. The written informed consent was obtained from participants. All the data were analysed anonymously. All medical records during the study period, including medical history, laboratory data, and inclusion and exclusion factors were reviewed by nephrologists. In addition, all individual information was securely protected and was only available to the investigators.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.