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1 Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University, School of Medicine, 1-15-1, Kitasato, Minamiku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 2520374, Japan. Electronic address: t09054846285@yahoo.co.jp.
2 Department of Clinical Medicine (Biostatistics), Kitasato University, School of Pharmacy 5-9-1, Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8641, Japan.
3 Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University, School of Medicine, 1-15-1, Kitasato, Minamiku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 2520374, Japan.
4 Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Research and Development Center for New Medical Frontiers, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1, Kitasato, Minamiku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 2520374, Japan.