RETRACTION: Effect of Transverse Colostomy Versus Ileostomy in Colorectal Anastomosis on Post‐Operative Wound Complications: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

This retracted paper originally claimed to compare colostomy and ileostomy effects on wound complications after colorectal surgery.

Contribution

The paper has been retracted due to a compromised peer review process and no new valid contribution exists.

Findings

The paper was retracted after an investigation found it was accepted due to a compromised peer review.

The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

No findings are valid due to the retraction.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

ZhangQ.
,
LiuF.
,
LiY.
,
JiL.
,
YuY.
, and
YangX.
, “Effect of Transverse Colostomy Versus Ileostomy in Colorectal Anastomosis on Post‐Operative Wound Complications: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 3 (2024): e14428, 10.1111/iwj.14428.37938886
PMC10895195

The above article, published online on 08 November 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.