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

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed evidence-based nursing reduces surgical infections in appendicitis patients, but was retracted due to peer review fraud.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted after being accepted through a compromised peer review process.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The study's conclusions about evidence-based nursing are not trustworthy.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

LiuF.
,
ZhouJ.
, and
WuX.‐L.
, “Effects of Evidence‐Based Nursing on Surgical Site Wound Infection in Patients Undergoing Acute Appendicitis Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 3 (2024): e14539, 10.1111/iwj.14539.38506317
PMC10952117

The above article, published online on 20 March 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.