About the Authors

Yu-Cheng Liu

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Anesthesiology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Yu-Da Lee

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Hwai-Lee Wang

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Kate Hsiurong Liao

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Anesthesiology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Kuen-Bao Chen

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Anesthesiology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Kin-Shing Poon

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Anesthesiology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Yu-Ling Pan

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Ted Weita Lai

ted.weita@me.com

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Translational Medicine Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: YCL TWL. Formal analysis: YDL HLW KHL YLP. Investigation: YDL HLW KHL YLP. Methodology: YCL KBC KSP TWL. Supervision: TWL. Writing – original draft: TWL. Writing – review & editing: YCL YDL HLW KHL KBC KSP YLP TWL.