Rodríguez, Sara https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0673-1926
Arias, Carla https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0257-8282
Aynaguano, María del Carmen
Moreno, Carol
Armas, David
Funding for this research was provided by:
Abbott
Article History
Received: 12 April 2026
Accepted: 6 July 2026
First Online: 10 July 2026
Declarations
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: This study was reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committee in Human Beings (CEISH) of Eugenio Espejo Specialty Hospital, Quito, Ecuador (Approval No. CEISH-HEEE-2025-002). Given the retrospective nature of the study and the use of aggregated and anonymized institutional data, the requirement for informed consent was waived by the Ethics Committee.
: The authors declare no competing interests.