# RETRACTION: Effect of Wound Protectors in Reducing the Incidence of Surgical Site Wound Infection in Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

A paper claiming wound protectors reduce surgical infections in lower GI surgery was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's retraction highlights issues with the peer review process and the reliability of its findings.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The authors agree with the retraction decision.
- The retraction was agreed upon by the journal's Editor in Chief and publisher.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

MaoL.
,
ZhouS.
,
LiaoJ.
,
ZhouX.
, and
WangJ.
, “Effect of Wound Protectors in Reducing the Incidence of Surgical Site Wound Infection in Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 3 (2023): 813–821, 10.1111/iwj.13928.36117245
PMC9927917

The above article, published online on 18 September 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 agree with the retraction. The authors agree with the retraction.