# RETRACTION: Effects of Clinical Nursing Pathway on Surgical Site Wound Infection in Patients Undergoing Acute Appendicitis Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This paper was retracted because it was accepted based on a compromised peer review process and some references were unavailable.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to evidence of unethical peer review and missing references.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation found a compromised peer review process.
- Some references in the article could not be verified as they were unavailable online.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

ZhangQ.
,
ZhangL.‐H.
,
WuJ.‐L.
, and
YangF.‐Y.
, “Effects of Clinical Nursing Pathway on Surgical Site Wound Infection in Patients Undergoing Acute Appendicitis Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 4 (2024): e14600, 10.1111/iwj.14600.38146201
PMC10961861

The above article, published online on 25 December 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. A third party reported to the publisher that several references included in the article were unavailable. An investigation by the publisher verified that some references did not have available online records. Following additional investigation, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. In view of the clear evidence of compromised peer review, the parties agreed that the paper must be retracted. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.