# RETRACTION: Comparing the Efficacy of Chlorhexidine and Povidone–Iodine in Preventing Surgical Site Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted study compared chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine for preventing surgical site infections but was found to have used a compromised peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's retraction highlights issues with the peer review process rather than presenting new scientific findings.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The retraction was agreed upon by the journal editor and publisher.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

BaiD.
,
ZhouF.
, and
WuL.
, “Comparing the Efficacy of Chlorhexidine and Povidone–Iodine in Preventing Surgical Site Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14463, 10.1111/iwj.14463.PMC1082852437885342

The above article, published online on 27 October 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 respond to our notice regarding the retraction.