RETRACTION: The Influence of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy on Wound Infection in Patients Undergoing Esophageal Cancer Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

This retracted paper originally claimed to analyze how minimally invasive surgery affects wound infections in esophageal cancer patients.

Contribution

The paper's meta-analysis was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.

Findings

The article was retracted after an investigation found issues with the peer review process.

The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

GuoD.
,
LiaoF.
,
YangL.
,
LiuB.
, and
ChenL.
, “The Influence of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy on Wound Infection in Patients Undergoing Esophageal Cancer Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 1 (2024): e14598, 10.1111/iwj.14598.38272810
PMC10789583

The above article, published online on 15 January 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.