About the Authors

Chun-Chuan Shih

Affiliation School of Chinese Medicine for Post-Baccalaureate, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Yi-Ting Hsu

Affiliation Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Neurology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Hwang-Huei Wang

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Ta-Liang Chen

Affiliations Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Health Policy Research Centre, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

Chin-Chuan Tsai

Affiliation School of Chinese Medicine for Post-Baccalaureate, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Hsin-Long Lane

Affiliation School of Chinese Medicine for Post-Baccalaureate, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Chun-Chieh Yeh

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

Fung-Chang Sung

Affiliation Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Wen-Ta Chiu

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

Yih-Giun Cherng

Contributed equally to this work with: Yih-Giun Cherng, Chien-Chang Liao

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan

Chien-Chang Liao

Contributed equally to this work with: Yih-Giun Cherng, Chien-Chang Liao

jacky48863027@yahoo.com.tw

Affiliations Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Health Policy Research Centre, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: Chun-Chuan Shih, Yi-Ting Hsu, Hwang-Huei Wang, Ta-Liang Chen, Chin-Chuan Tsai, Hsin-Long Lane, Chun-Chieh Yeh, Fung-Chang Sung, Wen-Ta Chiu, Yih-Giun Cherng, Chien-Chang Liao. Performed the experiments: Chun-Chuan Shih, Hsin-Long Lane, Chien-Chang Liao. Analyzed the data: Chun-Chuan Shih, Hsin-Long Lane, Chien-Chang Liao. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: Chun-Chuan Shih, Hsin-Long Lane, Chien-Chang Liao. Wrote the manuscript: Chun-Chuan Shih, Hsin-Long Lane,Yih-Giun Cherng, Chien-Chang Liao. Revising the manuscript: Chun-Chuan Shih, Yi-Ting Hsu, Hwang-Huei Wang, Ta-Liang Chen, Chin-Chuan Tsai, Hsin-Long Lane, Chun-Chieh Yeh, Fung-Chang Sung, Wen-Ta Chiu, Yih-Giun Cherng, Chien-Chang Liao.