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Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Brazil.
² Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
⁴ School of Medicine, National University of Rosario, Rosario, Argentina.
⁵ Faculty of Medicine, State University of the Tocantina Region of Maranhão, Imperatriz, Brazil.
⁶ Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil.
⁷ Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
⁸ Department of Surgery, Neurology and Neurosurgery Unit, Federal University of Góias, Góias, Brazil.

Anna Laura Lima Larcipretti et al. Crit Care Med. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 1;53(7):e1512-e1513.

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006692. Epub 2025 Jul 1.

¹ School of Medicine, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Brazil.
² Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
⁴ School of Medicine, National University of Rosario, Rosario, Argentina.
⁵ Faculty of Medicine, State University of the Tocantina Region of Maranhão, Imperatriz, Brazil.
⁶ Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil.
⁷ Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
⁸ Department of Surgery, Neurology and Neurosurgery Unit, Federal University of Góias, Góias, Brazil.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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