# RETRACTION: Effect of Prophylactic Use of Cefazolin in Caesarean Section on Postoperative Infection: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed to analyze the effect of cefazolin on postoperative infections after C-sections, but it was accepted due to a compromised peer review process.

## Contribution

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

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The study's conclusions cannot be trusted.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

LvX.
,
RenX.
,
XuJ.
, and
WuH.
, “Effect of Prophylactic Use of Cefazolin in Caesarean Section on Postoperative Infection: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 4 (2024): e14740, 10.1111/iwj.14740.38522482
PMC10961181

The above article, published online on 24 March 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.