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. 2021 Jul 26;28(10):5597–5609. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10458-4

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Fig. 3 — Flow diagram of the study participants. For study participation, 86 patients were identified. The study excluded 30 patients (5 patients did not meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria and 25 patients declined to participate), leaving 56 patients recruited into the study. Six patients withdrew, and seven patients had their operations rescheduled/canceled, leaving 43 patients who completed the study. Of the 43 patients who completed the study, 39 datasets were available for analysis due to technical issues (n = 2) and late postage (n = 2)