RETRACTION: Comparison of the Risk of Postoperative Wound Infection in Patients With Rectal Cancer by Laparoscopic Versus Open Hartmann's Surgery

TL;DR

This retracted study compared postoperative wound infection risks in rectal cancer patients undergoing laparoscopic versus open Hartmann's surgery.

Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and does not contribute valid findings.

Findings

The article was retracted after an investigation found issues with the peer review process.

No valid conclusions or results can be drawn from this retracted study.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

JiangY.
,
LiuR.
,
YouQ.
,
FanX.
,
WuY.
, and
ZengZ.
, “Comparison of the Risk of Postoperative Wound Infection in Patients With Rectal Cancer by Laparoscopic Versus Open Hartmann's Surgery,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14752, 10.1111/iwj.14752.

The above article, published online on 07 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.