# RETRACTION: Effect of Thoracoscopic and Thoracotomy on Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted study compared thoracoscopic and thoracotomy surgeries for lung cancer and their impact on postoperative wound complications.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and does not contribute new findings.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation found a flawed peer review process.
- No valid conclusions or findings were established due to the retraction.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

QiuB.
,
HanJ.
, and
ZhaoJ.
, “Effect of Thoracoscopic and Thoracotomy on Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients with Lung Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 10 (2023): 4217–4226, 10.1111/iwj.14322.37596788
PMC10681477

The above article, published online on 18 August 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.