# RETRACTION: Impact of Surgical Site Infection After Open and Laparoscopic Surgery Among Paediatric Appendicitis Patients: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally claimed to compare surgical site infections in pediatric appendicitis patients after open and laparoscopic surgeries.

## Contribution

The paper has been retracted due to a compromised peer review process and does not contribute valid findings.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted because it was accepted based on a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:
LiuJ.
and
WangQ.
, “Impact of Surgical Site Infection after Open and Laparoscopic Surgery Among Paediatric Appendicitis Patients: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 4 (2024): e14524, 10.1111/iwj.14524.38084057
PMC10961035

The above article, published online on 12 December 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.