# RETRACTION: Effect of Different Catheter Pathways on Wounds After Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed to analyze how different catheter pathways affect wounds after prostate surgery, but it was found to have used a compromised peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's findings are invalid due to a fraudulent peer review process and should not be considered credible.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The study's conclusions and data cannot be trusted.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

WangT.
,
JiS.
,
ZhangC.
,
XiangY.
, and
YinG.
, “Effect of Different Catheter Pathways on Wounds After Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14443, 10.1111/iwj.14443.PMC1082812437905390

The above article, published online on 31 October 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.