# RETRACTION: Effects of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Surgical Site Wound Infections after Cardiac Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This paper was retracted because it was accepted based on a compromised peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper has no valid contribution as it was retracted due to peer review issues.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted by the journal editor and publisher.
- The peer review process was found to be compromised.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

TaoY.
,
ZhangY.
,
LiuY.
, and
TangS.
, “Effects of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Surgical Site Wound Infections after Cardiac Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14398, 10.1111/iwj.14398.PMC1082459837740679

The above article, published online on 23 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.