Maia, Lucas http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4896-6459
Chaves, Isabella http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5769-0255
Medeiros, Heitor http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4244-3032
Silva, Glauco Francisco http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6828-8109
da Silva, Wallace Andrino http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7049-0979
Article History
Received: 24 June 2024
Revised: 31 August 2024
Accepted: 8 September 2024
First Online: 26 September 2024
Declarations
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: After adhering to the ethical guidelines approved by the Institutional Review Board of HUOL, ensuring all necessary patient consents as outlined with a Certificate of Presentation and Ethical Appreciation (CAAE) number 71062223.0.0000.5292 (supplementary file), we conducted this observational cross-sectional study at the HUOL/Natal, Brazil. We conducted the study under the Declaration of Helsinki and received approval from the HUOL ethical committee. Since the study involved de-identified data from existing medical records, it was exempt from the requirement for further ethical review.
: All authors have granted authorization for submitting this paper for publication.
: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.