# RETRACTION: A Meta‐Analysis of the Effect of Different Body Mass Index on Surgical Wound Infection After Colorectal Surgery

## TL;DR

This retracted study aimed to analyze how body mass index affects surgical wound infections after colorectal surgery.

## Contribution

The paper's meta-analysis was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation revealed issues with the peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:
LiuJ.
,
LiG.
,
ChenZ.
, and
JiangH.
, “A Meta‐Analysis of the Effect of Different Body Mass Index on Surgical Wound Infection After Colorectal Surgery,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 6 (2023): 2151–2158, 10.1111/iwj.14091.36860168
PMC10333030

The above article, published online on 01 March 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.