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This paper was retracted because it was accepted due to a compromised peer review process, despite the authors disagreeing with the retraction.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

## Key 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- The article was retracted after an investigation found a compromised peer review process.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The above article, published online on 05 April 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.