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. 2026 Feb 8;18(2):e103223. doi: 10.7759/cureus.103223

Figure 1. PRISMA 2020 flow diagram of study selection.

Figure 1

Flow diagram illustrating the identification, screening, eligibility assessment, and inclusion of studies in this systematic review in accordance with PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Records were identified through database searches of PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library. After removing duplicates, records were screened by title and abstract, followed by a full-text assessment for eligibility. Full-text articles were excluded for predefined reasons, and the remaining studies were included in the qualitative synthesis.

PRISMA: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses