# 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The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process, indicating no valid new contribution.

## Key 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The above article, published online on 07 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.