# RETRACTION: A Meta‐Analysis Examined the Effect of Topical Vancomycin Application in Decreasing Sternal Wound Infections Post Cardiac Surgery

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed to analyze how topical vancomycin reduces sternal wound infections after heart surgery.

## Contribution

The paper's meta-analysis was found to be based on a compromised peer review process and has been retracted.

## Key findings

- The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The study's conclusions about vancomycin's effectiveness are no longer valid.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:
ZhangY.
,
ZhangP.
,
LiH.
,
ChiH.
,
ZhengN.
,
PanX.
, and
TangC.
, “A Meta‐Analysis Examined the Effect of Topical Vancomycin Application in Decreasing Sternal Wound Infections Post Cardiac Surgery,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 6 (2023): 2068–2074, 10.1111/iwj.14074.36651221
PMC10333029

The above article, published online on 18 January 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.