RETRACTION: Effect of Minimally Invasive Versus Conventional Aortic Root Replacement on Transfusion and Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

A retracted study compared minimally invasive and conventional aortic root replacement, but was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.

Contribution

The paper's meta-analysis comparing surgical techniques was retracted due to peer review issues, not new findings.

Findings

The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.

No valid findings or conclusions are available from this retracted study.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

ChenY.
,
YuW.
,
JiangY.
,
GaoJ.
,
XieD.
,
YuJ.
,
LiW.
,
LiuZ.
, and
XiongJ.
, “Effect of Minimally Invasive Versus Conventional Aortic Root Replacement on Transfusion and Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14396, 10.1111/iwj.14396.PMC1082460037740672

The above article, published online on 23 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 indicate their agreement with the retraction.