# RETRACTION: Effects of Refined Nursing Interventions in the Operating Room on Surgical‐Site Wound Infection in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/iwj.70319 · 2025-03-06

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed refined nursing interventions reduce surgical infections in lung cancer patients, but it was accepted due to a flawed peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and does not present new or valid findings.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation found the peer review process was compromised.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The paper's conclusions about nursing interventions are not considered valid.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

WangX.
, 
LiX.
, and 
ZhangJ.
, “Effects of Refined Nursing Interventions in the Operating Room on Surgical‐Site Wound Infection in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14391, 10.1111/iwj.14391.PMC1082812337743559

The above article, published online on 24 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.

## Linked entities

- **Diseases:** lung cancer (MONDO:0005138)

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Lung Cancer (MESH:D008175), Wound Infection (MESH:D014946)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11884883