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Expression of Concern

Expression of Concern: How to detect a polytrauma patient at risk of complications: A validation and database analysis of four published scales

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After this article [1] was published, the underlying data were removed from the publicly accessible repository (https://dryad-migration.cdlib.org/stash/share/ROQJnlD7jTPbZMvdproYuqdZ2PG_dTDV-5MRPGzvyNc) and are currently not available. In response to editorial follow-up, the corresponding author stated that the underlying data are still available, but did not make the minimal dataset available or provide updated information on how to access it.

As such, this article [1] does not comply with the PLOS Data Availability policy and the PLOS One Editors issue this Expression of Concern.

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  1. 1. Halvachizadeh S, Baradaran L, Cinelli P, Pfeifer R, Sprengel K, Pape H-C. How to detect a polytrauma patient at risk of complications: A validation and database analysis of four published scales. PLoS One. 2020;15(1):e0228082. pmid:31978109

Citation: The PLOS One Editors (2026) Expression of Concern: How to detect a polytrauma patient at risk of complications: A validation and database analysis of four published scales. PLoS One 21(4): e0348032. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0348032

Published: April 29, 2026

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