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Published on in Vol 14 (2026)

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Authors of this article:

Yuru Hu1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Zheng Ruan1 Author Orcid Image ;   Huan Peng3 Author Orcid Image ;   Zhongmou Huang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Xinhui Yu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Lu Cai1 Author Orcid Image ;   Yao Xiao1 Author Orcid Image ;   Bo Chen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Xinyu Huang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Qiufen Sun1 Author Orcid Image ;   Haiyan Zhuo1 Author Orcid Image ;   Qu Shen1 Author Orcid Image
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Yuru Hu   1, 2 * , MD ;   Zheng Ruan   1 * , MSCN ;   Huan Peng   3 , MSCN ;   Zhongmou Huang   1 , BSN ;   Xinhui Yu   1 , BSN ;   Lu Cai   1 , BSN ;   Yao Xiao   1 , BSN ;   Bo Chen   1 , MD ;   Xinyu Huang   1 , BSN ;   Qiufen Sun   1 , BSN ;   Haiyan Zhuo   1 , BSN ;   Qu Shen   1 * , MSCN, PhD

1 Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

2 Xingtai Medical College, Xingtai, China

3 Teaching and Research Section of Clinical Nursing, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Qu Shen, MSCN, PhD
  • Department of Colorectal Surgery
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University
  • Xiamen
  • China
  • Phone: 86 17274967315
  • Email: shenqumail@163.com