Frota, Ilgner Justa
de Oliveira, Alissandra Lima Barbosa
De Lima, David Nunes Jr
Costa Filho, Carlos Winston Luz
Menezes, Carlos Eduardo de Souza
Soares, Michelle Verde Ramo
Chaves Filho, Adriano José Maia
Lós, Deniele Bezerra
Moreira, Roberta Tavares de Araújo
Viana, Glautemberg de Almeida
Campos, Eugênio de Moura
Vasconcelos, Silvânia Maria Mendes
Seeman, Mary V.
Macêdo, Danielle S.
Sanders, Lia Lira Olivier
Funding for this research was provided by:
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Article History
Received: 26 April 2023
Accepted: 24 July 2023
First Online: 2 August 2023
Declarations
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: All patients provided free and informed consent to the original study, according to established ethical guidelines. Participants were verbally informed of their rights, and all provided written consent. In some cases, where decisional capacity was in doubt, a legal representative and the patient signed consent together. The research ethics committee of the Walter Cantídio University Hospital (CEP/HUWC) approved the study protocol (92598718.1.0000.5054). The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.