# RETRACTION: Effectiveness of Nursing Intervention in the Operating Room to Prevent Pressure Ulcer and Wound Infection in Patients Undergoing Intertrochanteric Fracture: A Meta‐Analysis

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/iwj.70292 · 2025-03-03

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed to analyze nursing interventions to prevent pressure ulcers and infections in hip fracture surgery patients.

## Contribution

The paper's meta-analysis was found to be based on a compromised peer review process and has been retracted.

## Key findings

- The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The study's claims about nursing interventions lack validity.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

QiuF.‐F.
 and 
HuangS.‐M.
, “Effectiveness of Nursing Intervention in the Operating Room to Prevent Pressure Ulcer and Wound Infection in Patients Undergoing Intertrochanteric Fracture: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14434, 10.1111/iwj.14434.PMC1082873137849027

The above article, published online on 17 October 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Wound Infection (MESH:D014946), Pressure Ulcer (MESH:D003668), Intertrochanteric Fracture (MESH:D006620)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11875667