RETRACTION: Effect of Single‐Port Video‐Assisted Thoracoscopy on Surgical Site Wound Infection and Healing in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

This paper was retracted because it was accepted due to a compromised peer review process, and its findings are not reliable.

Contribution

The paper does not contribute new knowledge, as it has been officially retracted by the publisher and editors.

Findings

The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.

The authors did not agree with the retraction but stated they were not responsible for the compromised peer review.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

WuW.
,
ZhaoY.
,
ZhangZ.
,
JiangJ.
,
FengC.
,
QinD.
,
ZhangC.
,
XuZ.
,
ZhangL.
, and
LinF.
, “Effect of Single‐Port Video‐Assisted Thoracoscopy on Surgical Site Wound Infection and Healing in Patients with Lung Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 9 (2023): 3483–3490, 10.1111/iwj.14220.37193587
PMC10588324

The above article, published online on 16 May 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 indicate their agreement with the retraction and made a statement that they were not responsible for the compromised peer review.