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Regalado, Bernardete Costa https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2849-4849
dos Santos, Neuza Diana Maia https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8453-8306
Alvarelhão, José Joaquim Marques https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4564-4323
Simões, João Filipe Fernandes Lindo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4989-2252
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Received: 7 October 2025
Accepted: 9 January 2026
First Online: 4 February 2026
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: This study was approved by the Board of Directors and the Ethics Committee of the Egas Moniz Health Alliance Clinical Academic Centre (CAC-EMHA), as well as by the Data Protection Authorities of the University of Aveiro and the Hospital in September 2024 (reference 09-CE-ICVS/CAC-EMHA/26.04.2024). This research was conducted in accordance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before data collection. In the case of critically ill patients unable to consent, their legal representative (the next of kin) formalized the consent.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
