RETRACTION: Effect of Probiotics and Synbiotics on Complications of Wound Infection after Colorectal Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

This paper was retracted because it was accepted due to a compromised peer review process, despite the authors disagreeing with the retraction.

Contribution

The paper's contribution is null due to its retraction over peer review issues.

Findings

The article was retracted after an investigation found a compromised peer review process.

The authors disagree with the retraction decision.

The retraction was agreed upon by the journal's Editor in Chief and publisher.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

JiangJ.
and
RenF.
, “Effect of Probiotics and Synbiotics on Complications of Wound Infection after Colorectal Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 4 (2024): e14838, 10.1111/iwj.14838.38577937
PMC10996049

The above article, published online on 05 April 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 disagree with the retraction.