# RETRACTION: Risk Factors Associated With Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally aimed to identify risk factors for surgical site infections in cardiothoracic surgery patients through a systematic review and meta-analysis.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and does not contribute valid new findings.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation found the peer review process was compromised.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The retraction was agreed upon by the journal editor and publisher.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:
ZhangY.
,
TanS.
,
ChenS.
, and
FanX.
, “Risk Factors Associated With Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 4 (2024): e14573, 10.1111/iwj.14573.38102858
PMC10961885

The above article, published online on 15 December 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.