# RETRACTION: The Effect of the Use of Postoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Compared with Non‐Use for Stented Distal Hypospadias Repair Wound: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed to analyze the effects of postoperative antibiotics in stented distal hypospadias repair but was found to have used a compromised peer review process and unattributed text from another study.

## Contribution

The paper's meta-analysis was retracted due to ethical violations, including text overlap and a flawed peer review process.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation revealed a compromised peer review process.
- Unattributed textual overlap was found between this article and a 2019 study by different authors.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:
TangR.
,
WanL.
,
YiZ.
,
LuoY.
,
WeiX.
,
WangS.
, and
XiaoC.
, “The Effect of the Use of Postoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Compared with Non‐Use for Stented Distal Hypospadias Repair Wound: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 8 (2023): 3073–3080, 10.1111/iwj.14182.37095731
PMC10502256

The above article, published online on 24 April 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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. In addition, the investigation found unattributed textual overlap between this article and another article by different authors [1]. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.

[1]
ChuaM. E.
,
KimJ. K.
,
RiveraK. C.
,
MingJ. M.
,
FloresF.
, and
FarhatW. A.
, “The Use of Postoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics in Stented Distal Hypospadias Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” Journal of Pediatric Urology
15, no. 2 (2019): 138–148, 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.11.026.30527683