Retraction notice to “Monitoring of neuromuscular block after administration of vecuronium in patients with diabetes mellitus” [Br J Anaesth 2003; 90: 480–486]

• Published in: British journal of anaesthesia : BJA Vol. 122; no. 1; p. 156
• Main Authors: Saitoh, Y., Kaneda, K., Hattori, H., Nakajima, H., Murakawa, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2019
• ISSN: 0007-0912; 1471-6771
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.11.007

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief of British Journal of Anaesthesia. The study is retracted for the following reasons: Statistical analysis suggests that the data may be fabricated. Y Saitoh provided a statement in a personal communication to a member of the editorial board of British Journal of Anaesthesia that the study was not approved by the Institutional Review Board and that no evidence exists to support the study findings. Additionally, the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists has recommended retraction of this article: http://www.anesth.or.jp/english/pdf/news20170925.pdf.