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RETRACTION: A Meta‐Analysis Examined the Effect of Stoma on Surgical Site Wound Infection in Colorectal Cancer

TL;DR
This retracted paper originally claimed to analyze how stoma affects surgical wound infections in colorectal cancer patients.
Contribution
The paper's meta-analysis was found to be based on a flawed peer review process and was retracted.
Findings
The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
The study's conclusions are no longer considered valid.
Abstract
RETRACTION: ChangZ. , LiuL. , SheC. , RenW. , ChenH. , and ZhouC. , “A Meta‐Analysis Examined the Effect of Stoma on Surgical Site Wound Infection in Colorectal Cancer,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 5 (2024): 1578–1583, 10.1111/iwj.14013.PMC1008884236401595 The above article, published online on 19 November 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 · Wound Healing and Treatments · Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
RETRACTION:
Z. Chang , L. Liu , C. She , W. Ren , H. Chen , and C. Zhou , “A Meta‐Analysis Examined the Effect of Stoma on Surgical Site Wound Infection in Colorectal Cancer,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 5 (2024): 1578–1583, 10.1111/iwj.14013.PMC1008884236401595
The above article, published online on 19 November 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
