This article is a retraction of:
RETRACTED: Effect of Intraoperative Ventilation Strategies on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications: A Meta-Analysis
A Retraction of the Systematic Review Article
By Lei M, Bao Q, Luo H, Huang P and Xie J. (2021) Front. Surg. 8:728056. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.728056
The journal and Chief Editors retract the 4 October 2021 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.
Citation: Frontiers Editorial Office (2023) Retraction: Effect of intraoperative ventilation strategies on postoperative pulmonary complications: a meta-analysis. Front. Surg. 10:1220302. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1220302
Received: 10 May 2023; Accepted: 10 May 2023;
Published: 6 June 2023.
Approved by: Robert James Cerfolio, New York University, United States
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