Schindler Leal, Anucha Andrade http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4403-7895
Piccinato, Carla Azevedo
Beck, Ana Paula Avritscher
Gomes, Mariano Tamura Vieira
Podgaec, Sergio
Article History
Received: 16 June 2018
Accepted: 2 August 2018
First Online: 24 August 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The author Anucha Andrade Schindler Leal declares that she has no conflict of interest. Author Ana Paula Avritscher Beck declares that she has no conflict of interest. The author Carla de Azevedo Piccinato declares that she has no conflict of interest. The author Mariano Tamura Vieira Gomes declares that he has no conflict of interest. The author Sergio Podgaec declares that he has no conflict of interest.
: Procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: This descriptive and retrospective study was conducted in the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE), Sao Paulo/Brazil, upon approval of the Institution Ethical Committee. For research confidentiality, data analysis was performed anonymously; for that purpose, an identification number was assigned for each patient and the patients’ names were not mentioned during analysis. The requirement for an Informed Consent Form was waived by the Committee.