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RETRACTION: Effects of Thoracoscopic Lobectomy on Surgical Wound Infection in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR
This retracted paper originally claimed thoracoscopic lobectomy affects surgical wound infections in lung cancer patients.
Contribution
The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process, indicating no valid new contribution.
Findings
The paper's claims are invalid due to a flawed peer review.
No new conclusions about surgical wound infections were established.
The retraction highlights issues in the publication process.
Abstract
RETRACTION: YangG. , RenM.‐Z. , XinX.‐B. , NiuY.‐J. , and WangT. , “Effects of Thoracoscopic Lobectomy on Surgical Wound Infection in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 2 (2024): e14684, 10.1111/iwj.14684. The above article, published online on 07 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
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Taxonomy
TopicsPleural and Pulmonary Diseases · Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment · Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
RETRACTION:
G. Yang , M.‐Z. Ren , X.‐B. Xin , Y.‐J. Niu , and T. Wang , “Effects of Thoracoscopic Lobectomy on Surgical Wound Infection in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 2 (2024): e14684, 10.1111/iwj.14684.
The above article, published online on 07 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
