# RETRACTION: Utility of Dexmedetomidine on Surgical Site Wound Pain Undergoing Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted study claimed to analyze the effectiveness of dexmedetomidine in reducing wound pain after thoracoscopic surgery.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process, indicating no valid new contribution.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a flawed peer review process.
- No findings are valid as the study is retracted.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

LiM.
,
ZhangK.
,
LuH.
,
LiangY.
,
ZhangY.
, and
FengG.
, “Utility of Dexmedetomidine on Surgical Site Wound Pain Undergoing Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 4 (2024): e14629, 10.1111/iwj.14629.38156707
PMC10961883

The above article, published online on 29 December 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.