# RETRACTION: Effect of Body Mass Index on Surgical Site Wound Infection, Mortality, and Postoperative Hospital Stay in Subjects Undergoing Possibly Curative Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally claimed to analyze how BMI affects surgical outcomes in colorectal cancer patients.

## Contribution

The paper is retracted due to a compromised peer review process and no new valid contribution exists.

## Key findings

- The paper was retracted after an investigation found issues with the peer review process.
- No findings are valid due to the retraction and lack of author response.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

QiaoY.
,
ZhangT.
,
BaiT.
,
PengX.
,
LinH.
, and
ZhangA.
, “Effect of Body Mass Index on Surgical Site Wound Infection, Mortality, and Postoperative Hospital Stay in Subjects Undergoing Possibly Curative Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 1 (2023): 164–172, 10.1111/iwj.13860.35670494
PMC9797934

The above article, published online on 07 June 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.