Jaume, Alejandra
Lylyk, Pedro
Rubino, Pablo
Mura, Jorge
Mantilla, Daniel
Abdo, German
Bleise, Carlos
Mejia, Juan
Campaña, Laura
Lylyk, Ivan
Martin, Clara
Alvarado, Camilo
Negrotto, Matías
Romero, Mariana
Quispe, Julio
Inzunza, Nicolas
Lylyk, P. Nicolas
Olarte, Laura
Martínez, Silvina
Estevez, Maria
Gil, Juan
Article History
Received: 21 December 2025
Revised: 1 April 2026
Accepted: 18 April 2026
First Online: 25 April 2026
Declarations
:
: Not applicable.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was granted by the Research Ethics Committee of Hospital Maciel, Montevideo, Uruguay (Protocol No. 26; 28 August 2024) and by the Research Ethics Committee of Hospital de Clínicas, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay (Approval No. 59-24; 14 October 2024). Local ethics approvals were also obtained from the corresponding Institutional Review Boards of all collaborating centers in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador.
: Not applicable.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants or their legal representatives. An example of the informed consent form is available upon request.
: The authors declare no competing interests.