Bravo-Zúñiga, Jessica Ivonne https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2528-6271
Soto-Becerra, Percy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5332-9254
Coila-Paricahua, Edgar Juan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-6110
Chávez-Gómez, Ricardo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4919-0098
Pérez-Tejada, Eduardo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0019-9625
Pardo-Villafranca, Anselma Victoria https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8910-4934
Arce-Gallo, Lizbeth Carmen https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1319-5002
Diaz-Obregón, Daysi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4878-5399
Article History
Received: 25 November 2024
Accepted: 21 July 2025
First Online: 5 December 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Edgardo Rebagliati National Hospital at EsSalud (Code No. 519-GRPR-ESSALUD-2023) and was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. A waiver of informed consent was granted by the Research Ethics Committee of the Edgardo Rebagliati National Hospital at EsSalud because the study involved routinely collected secondary data. Given the minimal risks associated with this type of research, this waiver was deemed a reasonable justification and was approved accordingly.
: Not apply.
: JBZ, RCG, EPT, AVPV, and LCAG are full-time employees of EsSalud, serving as nephrologists at the Nephrology Department, Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, and the National Center of Renal Health in Lima, Peru. PSB was an associated researcher at the Instituto de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud e Investigación (IETSI), EsSalud, and has received consultancy fees from EsSalud. EJCP served as an associated researcher and Deputy Manager at IETSI, EsSalud. DDO was a full-time employee of EsSalud during the initial phases of the study. The authors affirm that their respective affiliations with EsSalud have not influenced any aspect of the study, including its design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, or manuscript preparation. Furthermore, none of the authors have any financial or personal relationships that could inappropriately influence (bias) the work reported in this manuscript. The authors declare that there are no other competing interests or potential conflicts of interest related to the content of this study.