Acknowlegments
We would like to thank the hospitals which are part of this collaboration, for supporting this Project. Especifically for this analysis, we thank the hospitals: Hospital Bruno Born; Hospital das Clínicas da UFMG; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre; Hospital Eduardo de Menezes; Hospital João XXIII; Hospital Julia Kubitschek; Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Célio de Castro; Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição; Hospital Regional Antônio Dias; Hospital Risoleta Tolentino Neves; Hospital Unimed-BH.
We also thank all the clinical staff at those hospitals, who cared for the patients, and all undergraduate students who helped with data collection.
Funding
This study was supported in part by Minas Gerais State Agency for Research and Development (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais - FAPEMIG) [grant number APQ-00208-20], National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Instituto de Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde – IATS)/ National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq) [grant number 465518/2014-1], and CAPES Foundation (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) [grant number 88887.507149/2020-00].
Role of the funder/sponsor
The sponsors had no role in study design; data collection, management, analysis, and interpretation; writing the manuscript; and decision to submit it for publication. IM, MSM and MP had full access to all the data in the study and had responsibility for the decision to submit for publication.
Competing of interests
The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Data sharing statement
Data are available upon reasonable request.
Transparency declaration
The lead authors (MSM, IM and MCP) affirm that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study being reported; that no important aspects of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as originally planned (and, if relevant, registered) have been explained.
Contributorship statement
Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work: MSM, IM, IJRO, MCP, MCPN.
Substantial contributions to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work: IM, MSM, LMO, MCP, RTS, MHCG, IJRO, LSM, RLRC, AGSN, ANRMB, ANBAS, AACM, BLF, CAC, FDAR, FA, FAB, GFN, HD, HCG, JCA, LBM, LBZ, LFA, LK, LCC, LEAS, MASC, MAPF, NCSS, NRO, PLA, SJTSL, VBS, VRBC, YCRFABM, RM, MCPN
Drafted the work: IM, MSM, MCP, MCPN.
Revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content: all authors.
Final approval of the version to be published: all authors.
Drafted the work: IM, MSM, MCP, MCPN.
Revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content: all authors.
Final approval of the version to be published: all authors.
Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved: MSM and MCP.