RETRACTION: Effect of Endoscopic Retrograde Appendicitis Therapy on Surgical Site Wound Infection and Hospital Stay in Patients With Acute Appendicitis: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed to analyze the impact of a specific treatment on appendicitis outcomes but was withdrawn due to a flawed peer review process.

Contribution

The paper was retracted, indicating no valid new contribution to the field.

Findings

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.

The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

WangY.
,
MaL.
,
LuX.
, and
YanX.
, “Effect of Endoscopic Retrograde Appendicitis Therapy on Surgical Site Wound Infection and Hospital Stay in Patients With Acute Appendicitis: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 10 (2023): 4281–4290, 10.1111/iwj.14330.37500538
PMC10681414

The above article, published online on 27 July 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.