Article History
Received: 7 February 2020
Accepted: 27 January 2021
First Online: 15 February 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by The Aga Khan University’s ethical review committee (ERC number: 3977-Med-ERC-15). The study was performed under Helsinki’s ethical principle. To preserve confidentiality, we coded each patient and removed their original identifications. Verbal informed consent based on the hospital consent policy at the time of admission or clinic visit was obtained. Due to the nature of the research being, a retrospective analysis, the ethics review committee had approved the study. Moreover, the principle of Justice, Beneficence, and Non-Maleficence was maintained and followed throughout the conduct of this study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.