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RETRACTION: Surgical Site Wound Infection, and Other Postoperative Problems After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR
This retracted paper originally claimed to analyze postoperative complications in COPD patients after heart surgery but was withdrawn due to a flawed peer review process.
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The paper's findings and analysis are invalid due to a compromised peer review process.
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The article was retracted after an investigation revealed a flawed peer review process.
The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
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Abstract
RETRACTION: GaoJ. , WangH. , LiuX. , SongX. , and ZhongX. , “Surgical Site Wound Infection, and Other Postoperative Problems After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 2 (2023): 302–312, 10.1111/iwj.13877.35801278 PMC9885461 The above article, published online on 07 July 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
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TopicsSurgical site infection prevention · Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques · Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
RETRACTION:
J. Gao , H. Wang , X. Liu , X. Song , and X. Zhong , “Surgical Site Wound Infection, and Other Postoperative Problems After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 2 (2023): 302–312, 10.1111/iwj.13877.35801278 PMC9885461
The above article, published online on 07 July 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
