# RETRACTION: Effect of General and Spinal Anaesthesia on Post‐Operative Wound Healing During Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed to analyze how general and spinal anesthesia affect wound healing after hernia surgery, but it was accepted due to a flawed peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and does not present any valid new findings.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation found the peer review process was compromised.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The retraction was agreed upon by the journal editor and publisher.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:
KongL.
,
WangJ.
, and
GuoK.
, “Effect of General and Spinal Anaesthesia on Post‐Operative Wound Healing During Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14670, 10.1111/iwj.14670.38361225
PMC10869659

The above article, published online on 15 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.