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RETRACTION: Impact of Negative Pressure Wound Treatment on Incidence of Surgical Site Infection in Varied Orthopedic Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR
This retracted study claimed negative pressure wound treatment reduces surgical site infections in orthopedic surgeries, but was found to have used a compromised peer review process.
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The paper's findings are invalidated due to a flawed peer review process and is retracted by the publisher.
Findings
The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
The findings and conclusions of the study are no longer considered valid.
The authors did not agree with the retraction decision.
Abstract
RETRACTION: YuanS. , ZhangT. , ZhangD. , HeQ. , DuM. , and ZengF. , “Impact of Negative Pressure Wound Treatment on Incidence of Surgical Site Infection in Varied Orthopedic Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 6 (2023): 2334–2345, 10.1111/iwj.14043.36524330 PMC10333009 The above article, published online on 16 December 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 indicate their agreement with the retraction.
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TopicsWound Healing and Treatments · Surgical site infection prevention · Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
RETRACTION:
S. Yuan , T. Zhang , D. Zhang , Q. He , M. Du , and F. Zeng , “Impact of Negative Pressure Wound Treatment on Incidence of Surgical Site Infection in Varied Orthopedic Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 20, no. 6 (2023): 2334–2345, 10.1111/iwj.14043.36524330 PMC10333009
The above article, published online on 16 December 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 indicate their agreement with the retraction.
