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RETRACTION: Rapid Rehabilitation Effect on Complications, Wound Infection, Anastomotic Leak, Obstruction, and Hospital Re‐Admission for Gastrointestinal Surgery Subjects: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR
This retracted paper claimed rapid rehabilitation reduces complications in gastrointestinal surgery, but it was accepted due to a flawed peer review process.
Contribution
The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and lacks valid scientific contribution.
Findings
The article was retracted after an investigation found a flawed peer review process.
The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
The study's conclusions about rapid rehabilitation are not scientifically valid.
Abstract
RETRACTION: LiuL. , HeL. , QiuA. , and ZhangM. , “Rapid Rehabilitation Effect on Complications, Wound Infection, Anastomotic Leak, Obstruction, and Hospital Re‐Admission for Gastrointestinal Surgery Subjects: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 19, no. 6 (2022): 1539–1550, 10.1111/iwj.13753.35191597 PMC9493214 The above article, published online on 22 February 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
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TopicsWound Healing and Treatments · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · Surgical site infection prevention
RETRACTION:
L. Liu , L. He , A. Qiu , and M. Zhang , “Rapid Rehabilitation Effect on Complications, Wound Infection, Anastomotic Leak, Obstruction, and Hospital Re‐Admission for Gastrointestinal Surgery Subjects: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 19, no. 6 (2022): 1539–1550, 10.1111/iwj.13753.35191597 PMC9493214
The above article, published online on 22 February 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
