RETRACTION: Effect of Laparoscopic and Open Distal Pancreatectomy on Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

This retracted paper originally claimed to compare laparoscopic and open distal pancreatectomy for wound complications in pancreatic cancer patients.

Contribution

The paper has been retracted due to a compromised peer review process and does not contribute valid new findings.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The article was retracted after an investigation found issues with the peer review process.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:

HongC.
and
LiuW.
, “Effect of Laparoscopic and Open Distal Pancreatectomy on Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14564, 10.1111/iwj.14708.38351522
PMC10864682

The above article, published online on 13 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.