# RETRACTION: Effect of Intraoperative Abdominal Lavage Versus Suction Alone on Postoperative Wound Infection in Patients With Appendicitis: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed to analyze the effect of abdominal lavage on wound infections in appendicitis patients, but it was accepted due to a flawed peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's findings and analysis are invalid due to a compromised peer review process.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted because it was accepted based on a flawed peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The study's conclusions about wound infection rates are not reliable.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

WuH.
,
ChenX.
,
RenY.
, and
YangF.
, “Effect of Intraoperative Abdominal Lavage Versus Suction Alone on Postoperative Wound Infection in Patients With Appendicitis: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 4 (2024): e14613, 10.1111/iwj.14613.38158647
PMC10961855

The above article, published online on 29 December 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.