# 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The paper was retracted after being found to have bypassed proper peer review, with no new valid findings presented.

## Key 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- The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.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The above article, published online on 05 October 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.