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

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/iwj.70389 · 2025-03-21

## 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A retracted study compared minimally invasive and conventional aortic root replacement, but was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.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The paper's meta-analysis comparing surgical techniques was retracted due to peer review issues, not new findings.

## Key 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- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.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above article, published online on 23 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Wound Complications (MESH:D014947)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11928200