# RETRACTION: Effect of Chinese Herbal Topical Medicine, Acupuncture, and Moxibustion on Pressure Ulcer Wound Healing: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

A retracted study claimed Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, and moxibustion improved pressure ulcer healing, but it was based on a flawed peer review.

## Contribution

The paper's findings are invalid due to a compromised peer review process.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- No valid new evidence was contributed to pressure ulcer treatment research.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

WangF.
,
ChenM.
, and
DuJ.
, “Effect of Chinese Herbal Topical Medicine, Acupuncture, and Moxibustion on Pressure Ulcer Wound Healing: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
19, no. 8 (2022): 2031–2038, 10.1111/iwj.13803.35396823
PMC9705186

The above article, published online on 09 April 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.