# RETRACTION: Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Surgical Site Wound Pain in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

A retraction notice was issued for a study on the effects of dexmedetomidine on wound pain after cholecystectomy due to a compromised peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's findings are invalidated due to a flawed peer review process, highlighting the importance of ethical publishing practices.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The retraction was agreed upon by the journal editor and publisher.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:
WengJ.
,
ChengZ.
, and
LiS.
, “Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Surgical Site Wound Pain in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 10 (2023): 3657–3664, 10.1111/iwj.14256.37309086
PMC10588357

The above article, published online on 12 June 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.