# RETRACTION: Meta‐Analysis on the Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Enhancing Surgical Site Wound Healing Post‐Colorectal Surgery

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed traditional Chinese medicine helps wound healing after colorectal surgery, but it was accepted due to a flawed peer review.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and lacks valid scientific contribution.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation found a flawed peer review process.
- The corresponding author could not be reached for comment on the retraction.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

LiuH.‐S.
,
QianH.
,
LiuJ.
, and
ZhangD.
, “Meta‐Analysis on the Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Enhancing Surgical Site Wound Healing Post‐Colorectal Surgery,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 3 (2024): e14444, 10.1111/iwj.14444.37953697
PMC10949938

The above article, published online on 12 November 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 corresponding author could not be reached for comment regarding the retraction.