RETRACTION: Effects of Clinical Nursing Pathway on the Surgical Site Wound Infection in Patients Undergoing Knee or Hip Replacement Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

This retracted paper originally claimed that a clinical nursing pathway reduces surgical site infections in knee or hip replacement patients.

Contribution

The paper aimed to present a meta-analysis on nursing pathways and surgical infections, but was retracted due to a compromised peer review.

Findings

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.

The authors disagree with the retraction decision.

The study's claims about clinical nursing pathways reducing infections are no longer considered valid.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

HuangZ.
,
LiY.
,
PengJ.
,
WangH.
,
ShenK.
,
LiY.
, and
YuK.
, “Effects of Clinical Nursing Pathway on the Surgical Site Wound Infection in Patients Undergoing Knee or Hip Replacement Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 3 (2024): e14657, 10.1111/iwj.14657.38472128
PMC10932801

The above article, published online on 12 March 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 disagree with the retraction.