# RETRACTION: Efficiency of Platelet‐Rich Plasma in the Management of Burn Wounds: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally claimed to analyze how well platelet-rich plasma treats burn wounds, but it was found to have used a flawed peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's meta-analysis on platelet-rich plasma for burn wounds is retracted due to compromised peer review.

## Key findings

- The paper was retracted after an investigation revealed a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The study's conclusions on platelet-rich plasma's efficacy for burn wounds are no longer considered valid.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:
ImamM. S.
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AlotaibiA. A. S.
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AlotaibiN. O. M.
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AlosaimiN. S.
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AlotaibiS. G. M.
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AbdelrahimM. E. A.
, “Efficiency of Platelet‐Rich Plasma in the Management of Burn Wounds: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14419, 10.1111/iwj.14419.PMC1082507037776166

The above article, published online on 30 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.