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Authors
da Silva, Sarah Emily Melo
Fernandes, Romana Rênery
da Silva, Maria Eduarda Marques
Duarte, Héverton Oliveira
da Câmara, Rosângela Oliveira
de Sousa Lopes, Maria Luiza Diniz
de Aquino Martins, Ana Rafaela Luz
Da Silveira, Éricka Janine Dantas
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Article History
Received: 31 March 2025
Accepted: 15 July 2025
First Online: 29 July 2025
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
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: This research was submitted to the Research Ethics Committee and received approval by Research Ethics Committee (CEP) of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) under protocol No. 5,499,485. The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants or their legal representatives before inclusion in the study. For patients who were conscious and not sedated at the time of enrollment, the research team provided detailed information about the study objectives, procedures, potential risks, and benefits, and consent was signed by the patient. In cases where patients were sedated or otherwise unable to provide consent, authorization was obtained from a legally authorized representative (usually a family member) during regular ICU visitation hours. These procedures were in full accordance with ethical guidelines for research involving vulnerable populations.
