2.8. Ethics approval and consent to participate
MAY
This study has been reviewed and approved by the medical ethics committee and the academic committee of Zhongjiang County People’s Hospital (ethics approval number: JLS-2021-034, date of approval May 10, 2021; JLS-2022-027, date of approval May 30, 2022; medical research record number: MR-51-21-014013). Since the patient is in a critical condition and has no ability to sign the consent form, the patient’s close relatives (parents, children, siblings) act as agents to sign the informed consent form. The ethics committee was aware of and approved this consent procedure. The trial was conducted in agreement with the updated Declaration of Helsinki.