Retraction: “Safety limitations of fatty liver transplantation can be extended to 40%: Experience of a single centre in China”, by Yu Z., Yu S., Zhang L., Feng X., Zhang M., et al.

Abstract

Background & Aims: Liver transplantation is the only solution for terminal liver disease. This study aims to determine the association between severity of liver graft steatosis, as well as other risk factors, and poor prognosis of liver transplantation. Methods:The degree of steatosis was analysed in 563 consecutive liver transplantation and classified by histological examination as M0 (0%), M1 (<30%), M2-1 (30%-39%), M2-2 (40%-49%), M2-3 (50%-59%) or M3 (≥60%). Recipients were analysed for in-hospital infection, 1-month mortality or graft loss, primary non-function (PNF), biliary complications, acute graft rejection, graft and patient survival. Results:Compared with M0 livers, M1 and M2-1 livers had no negative impacts on prognosis of liver transplantation. ≥40% steatotic livers significantly increased the prevalence of 1-month mortality and PNF, but diminished graft and patient survival time. Conclusions:The safety limitations of fatty liver transplantation can be extended to 40%. K E Y W O R D Snon-alcoholic fatty liver disease, primary non-function, prognosis, steatosis

Compliance with ethical standards in the reporting of donor sources and ethics review in peer-reviewed publications involving organ transplantation in China: a scoping review

“…Determining the likely veracity of these claims requires sustained investigation, including of Chinese-language sources. Such investigation is possible, and has formed the basis for a retraction of a paper that falsely claimed more organs were procured from volunteers than there were reported volunteers at the relevant hospital 119–121. This is to date the only retraction in the literature.…”

Papers based on data concerning organs from executed prisoners should not be published

“…To The Editors, The paper "Safety limitations of fatty liver transplantation can be extended to 40%: experience of a single centre in China" claims that of the 564 liver transplants performed at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University's School of Medicine from April 2010 to October 2014, not a single organ was from an executed prisoner. 1 Unfortunately, it is difficult to see how this claim might be true. There were virtually no voluntary organ transplants in China up until 2010.…”

Papers based on data concerning organs from executed prisoners should not be published: Response to Zheng and Yan

“…To The Editors, Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the unpublished letter by Zheng and Yan regarding the provenance of the transplant organs reported in Yu et al 1 Shusen Zheng and Sheng Yan offer no proof whatsoever concerning the source of the organs reported in their research, therefore, we respectfully urge you to proceed with retraction of the paper. Instead of proof, Zheng and Yan merely repeat unverifiable assertions.…”