The journal and Chief Editors retract the 07 January 2022 article cited above.
Following publication, concerns were raised regarding abnormal similarities with the contents of other articles published by unrelated research groups. A subsequent investigation, which was conducted in accordance with Frontiers' policies, raised strong concerns over the authorship of the articles, resulting in a loss of confidence in the findings presented in the article.
The authors have not responded to this retraction.
This retraction was approved by the Chief Editors of Frontiers in Surgery and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers.
Summary
Keywords
hypertonic saline, Mannitol, Intracranial Pressure, Treatment Failure, cerebral perfusion pressure, Traumatic Brain Injury, Favorable outcome, Mortality
Citation
Frontiers Editorial Office (2023) Retraction: Hypertonic saline compared to mannitol for the management of elevated intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury: a meta-analysis. Front. Surg. 10:1220316. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1220316
Received
10 May 2023
Accepted
10 May 2023
Published
06 June 2023
Approved by
Dennis Paul Orgill, Harvard Medical School, United States
Volume
10 - 2023
Updates
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