Fluid management of patients undergoing abdominal surgery – more questions than answers: RETRACTION
Abstract
Several of the key studies cited in the review article, “Fluid management of patients undergoing abdominal surgery – more questions than answers”,1 were authored by Joachim Boldt and have since been retracted by the respective journals owing to serious scientific deficiencies, including data falsification, absence of ethics approval, and non-reproducible results. Because the central arguments of this review article rely on these citations, which have since been retracted, the European Journal of Anaesthesiology has determined that the scientific validity of the conclusion is compromised and cannot be considered scientifically sound. This review article is retracted.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Trauma
Hemostasis
Coagulopathy
Resuscitation
Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
Electrolyte and hormonal disorders
Publication details
- Journal / source
- European Journal of Anaesthesiology
- Publisher
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 191–191
- Publication date
- 5 January 2026
- Language
- EN