# RETRACTION: Effect of Prolonged Antibiotic Prophylaxis on the Occurrence of Surgical Site Wound Infection after Instant Breast Reconstruction: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed to analyze the impact of prolonged antibiotic use on surgical infections after breast reconstruction but was found to be based on a flawed peer review and plagiarism.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review and significant textual overlap with another article.

## Key findings

- The article was accepted due to a compromised peer review process.
- There was significant textual overlap with another article by different authors.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

JinL.
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, “Effect of Prolonged Antibiotic Prophylaxis on the Occurrence of Surgical Site Wound Infection after Instant Breast Reconstruction: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 4 (2024): e14631, 10.1111/iwj.14631.38158871
PMC10961895

The above article, published online on 30 December 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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. In addition, the investigation found significant textual overlap between this article and another article by different authors (Imam et al. 2024 [https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14470]). The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.