# RETRACTION: The Impact of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Surgical Wound Infection, Hospital Stay and Postoperative Complications after Spinal Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted study claimed to analyze the effects of wound therapy after spinal surgery but was found to have used a flawed peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process, revealing issues in its publication integrity.

## 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- The article was retracted after an investigation found the peer review process was compromised.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.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

LuS.
,
YuanZ.
,
HeX.
,
DuZ.
, and
WangY.
, “The Impact of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Surgical Wound Infection, Hospital Stay and Postoperative Complications after Spinal Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 1 (2024): e14378, 10.1111/iwj.14378.37697710
PMC10784618

The above article, published online on 11 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.