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RETRACTION: Utilizing the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) to Monitor and Manage Pain in Post‐Operative Skin Wounds After Thoracic Surgery
TL;DR
This retracted paper claimed to use a pain scale for managing post-surgery skin wounds but was found to have a flawed peer review process.
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The paper's contribution is null due to its retraction over compromised peer review.
Findings
The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
Abstract
RETRACTION: QuM. , ZhaoJ. , ZhangY. , XuZ. , MaC. , and CuiH. , “Utilizing the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) to Monitor and Manage Pain in Post‐Operative Skin Wounds After Thoracic Surgery,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 3 (2024): e14503, 10.1111/iwj.14503.37969025 PMC10898399 The above article, published online on 15 November 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
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TopicsWound Healing and Treatments · Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management · Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
RETRACTION:
M. Qu , J. Zhao , Y. Zhang , Z. Xu , C. Ma , and H. Cui , “Utilizing the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) to Monitor and Manage Pain in Post‐Operative Skin Wounds After Thoracic Surgery,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 3 (2024): e14503, 10.1111/iwj.14503.37969025 PMC10898399
The above article, published online on 15 November 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.