Freire, Yuri A.
Browne, Rodrigo A. V.
Cabral, Ludmila L. P.
Rosa-Souza, Francisco José
de Melo Silva, Raíssa
de Lucena Alves, Charles Phillipe
Câmara, Marcyo
Waters, Debra L.
Barreira, Tiago V.
Costa, Eduardo Caldas
Funding for this research was provided by:
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brasil (001)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (306537/2022-2)
Article History
Received: 27 March 2025
Accepted: 15 July 2025
First Online: 16 August 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki and received approval from the Research Ethics Board of the Onofre Lopes University Hospital (protocol 2.603.422/2018). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before their inclusion in the study.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not Applicable.