J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;130:265-271
© 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease |
RETRACTED: Dexamethasone reduces gut permeability in pediatric cardiac surgery
Ignacio Malagon, MD, FRCAa,\#8270;,
Willem Onkenhout, PhDb,
Margreet Klok, BScb,
Lisa Linthorst, MDa,
Petrus F.H. van der Poel, BScb,
James G. Bovill, MD, PhD, FCARCSI, FRCAa,
Mark G. Hazekamp, MD, PhDc
a Department of Anesthesia, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
b Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
c Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
\#8270; Address for reprints: I. Malagon, MD, MPhil, FRCA, Department of Anesthesia, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands (Email: jmalagon{at}lumc.nl).
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Abstract
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This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. Please see http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy.
Reason: Subsequent to its publication, the authors indicated that the study was not prospectively randomized as stated in the Methods section. Upon independent review as an observational study, it was concluded that the findings were underpowered to allow the conclusions drawn with adequate certainty.
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Supported from the Department of Pediatrics at Leiden University Medical Center.