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RETRACTION: Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment on Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR
This retracted paper claimed hyperbaric oxygen treatment helps diabetic foot ulcers, but it was accepted due to a flawed peer review process.
Contribution
The paper was retracted after being found to have bypassed proper peer review, with no new valid findings presented.
Findings
The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
No new or valid conclusions about hyperbaric oxygen treatment were established.
The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
Abstract
RETRACTION: ImamM. S. , AlmutairiA. K. , AlhajriA. M. , AlharbyM. M. , AlanaziM. H. , AlotaibiA. G. , and AbdelrahimM. E. A. , “Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment on Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 2 (2024): e14427, 10.1111/iwj.14427.PMC1082872837795772 The above article, published online on 05 October 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
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Taxonomy
TopicsDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management · Wound Healing and Treatments · Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
RETRACTION:
M. S. Imam , A. K. Almutairi , A. M. Alhajri , M. M. Alharby , M. H. Alanazi , A. G. Alotaibi , and M. E. A. Abdelrahim , “Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment on Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 2 (2024): e14427, 10.1111/iwj.14427.PMC1082872837795772
The above article, published online on 05 October 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
