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@@ -757,6 +757,7 @@ The `DatabasePool` extends `DatabasePoolEventEmitter` and exposes the following
 ```ts
 import {
   createPool,
+  type DatabasePoolEventEmitter,
 } from 'slonik';
 
 const pool = await createPool('postgres://localhost');