About the Authors

Thiago Gomes Romano

thromano25@hotmail.com

Affiliations ABC Medical School, Nephrology Department, Sao Bernardo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Hospital Sirio Libanes, Intensive Care Unit, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Ivana Schmidtbauer

Affiliation University of Sao Paulo, Surgical and Intensive Care Unit, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Fernanda Maria de Queiroz Silva

Affiliations University of Sao Paulo, Surgical and Intensive Care Unit, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Hospital Sirio Libanes, Intensive Care Unit, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Carlos Eduardo Pompilio

Affiliation University of Sao Paulo, Surgical and Intensive Care Unit, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luiz Augusto Carneiro D'Albuquerque

Affiliation University of Sao Paulo, Gastroenterology Department, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Etienne Macedo

Affiliation University of Sao Paulo, Nephrology Department, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Performed the experiments: TGR FMQS CEP LACD IS. Analyzed the data: TGR EM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TGR FMQS IS EM. Wrote the paper: TGR EM.