# RETRACTION: The Wound Adjuncts Effect of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Stopping Groin Surgical Site Wound Infection in Arterial Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted study claimed that a wound therapy reduces infection after groin surgery, but was withdrawn due to flawed peer review.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process, indicating no valid scientific contribution.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation revealed a flawed peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The retraction was agreed upon by the journal editor and publisher.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:
HongJ.
,
XieL.
,
FanL.
, and
HuangH.
, “The Wound Adjuncts Effect of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Stopping Groin Surgical Site Wound Infection in Arterial Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 7 (2023): 2726–2734, 10.1111/iwj.14146.36977282
PMC10410315

The above article, published online on 28 March 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.