The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Mrs. Yugalakshmi, motility nurse, for her assistance in patient preparation and data collection, and Mrs. Jansi Rani, statistician, for her support in statistical analysis and data interpretation.
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Ethical approval
The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (Ref: Silver Ethics and Research Committee IRB Min No. 14236 dated 08.09.2021) and adhered to the 2013 version of the Helsinki Declaration.
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