aCardiac Surgery Unit

bIntensive Care Unit

cApulia Regional Transplant Center

dNephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari Medical School, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari, Italy

Correspondence to Tomaso Bottio, MD, PhD, University of Bari, Cardiac Surgery Unit, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari, Italy Tel: +39 335328307; e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Received 6 July, 2023

Revised 19 October, 2023

Accepted 8 December, 2023