# 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The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and lacks valid scientific contribution.

## Key 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- The article was retracted after an investigation found a flawed peer review process.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The above article, published online on 22 February 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.