Emphasis on rigorous standards - clarification on recent retraction notice

作者：Younsuk Lee · 发表于：Korean Journal of Anesthesiology · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.4097/kja.23596 · 研究领域：Medicine

most importance. However, errors or misconduct can occasionally lead to retractions. It is with profound regret that we address a recent case of retraction, wherein the trust in a published study was found to be misplaced. During the summer of 2022, the Korean Journal of Anesthesiology (KJA) published an article [1] titled "Comparison of the clinical performance of the i-gel, LMA Supreme, and Ambu AuraGain in adult patients during general anesthesia: a prospective and randomized study," authored by Lakshmi et al. As the Editor-in-Chief of KJA, I take full responsibility for the misleading nature of this publication. A group of international readers initially raised concerns regarding specific values presented by the authors as oropharyngeal leak pressures, which were clinically implausible despite their statistical significance. The authors acknowledged that this was a simple typographical error and provided corrected values. However, the repetition and discussion of the problem in the abstract, tables, and main text raised concerns that the gravity of the situation extended beyond mere value replacement. To address this matter meticulously, I requested the authors to submit the original data and conducted a comprehensive reanalysis of all reported values. This analysis revealed numerous errors ranging from apparent mistakes to minor inaccuracies resulting from rounding. Although there was no evidence of deliberate misconduct or manipulation, it is crucial to acknowledge that...