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RETRACTION: Effect of Open Surgical and Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy on Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR
A paper comparing surgical and percutaneous tracheostomy methods for wound complications was retracted due to a flawed peer review process.
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The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
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Abstract
RETRACTION: MengX. , ShaoY. , and ZhuW. , “Effect of Open Surgical and Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy on Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 1 (2024): e14368, 10.1111/iwj.14368.37736875 PMC10788584 The above article, published online on 22 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
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TopicsTracheal and airway disorders · Esophageal and GI Pathology · Public Health and Nutrition
RETRACTION:
X. Meng , Y. Shao , and W. Zhu , “Effect of Open Surgical and Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy on Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 1 (2024): e14368, 10.1111/iwj.14368.37736875 PMC10788584
The above article, published online on 22 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
