Li, Mingfei
Lo, Victor S. Y.
Liu, Piaomu
Smith, Eric
Article History
Received: 10 February 2022
Accepted: 3 May 2022
First Online: 21 May 2022
Declarations
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: This study is a retrospective study. The study proposal was reviewed approved by Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) for data application. The data was from the HCUP SID database. Bentley University’s IRB has determined this project to be exempt from review as it is non-human subject research. It is understood that the research involves an existing database that has been de-identified, and due to the retrospective nature of the study, the informed consent from the participants is exempted from the Bentley University’s IRB. In this study, all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable since this study used de-identified secondary data.
: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare that are relevant to the content of this article. No human subjects or animals were involved in this study.