Suárez, Rosario
Guillén, Ruth
Rodríguez, Nicolás
Andrade, Celina
Matos, Andri
Bautista-Valarezo, Estefania
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (PROY_PROY_ARTIC_CS_2022_3676, PROY_PROY_ARTIC_CS_2022_3676, PROY_PROY_ARTIC_CS_2022_3676, PROY_PROY_ARTIC_CS_2022_3676, PROY_PROY_ARTIC_CS_2022_3676)
Article History
Received: 26 June 2025
Accepted: 8 August 2025
First Online: 2 September 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of San Francisco General Hospital (Institutional Review Board approval code 031). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. Data confidentiality was safeguarded through anonymization procedures. This study was carried out taking into consideration the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.