Acknowledgements/Author contributions
We thank Silvia Cabrera, MD, endocrinologist, Health Sciences statistician and Ezequiel Monteverde, MD, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires for their contribution as bias assessors, Silvina Zaragoza, MD, Respiratory Center, Unit 3, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires for her assistance with the translation.

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