da Silva, Patrick Ferreira
Saurin, Tarcisio Abreu
Fogliatto, Flavio Sanson
Dora, José Miguel
Varvaki Rados, Dimitris Rucks
Funding for this research was provided by:
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (140719/2023-7)
Article History
Received: 21 December 2025
Accepted: 25 February 2026
First Online: 28 February 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre by the number 81596524.8.0000.5327 (internal project number 2024/0185). We also declare that this study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki—Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Participants. Participation was voluntary and consent was obtained from all participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.