# RETRACTION: A Meta‐Analysis Examined the Effect of Topical Nursing Application of Antimicrobial as a Prophylaxis for the Stoppage of Surgical Wound Infection in Colorectal Surgery

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally claimed that topical antimicrobial use reduces surgical wound infections in colorectal surgery, but it 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The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review and significant textual overlap with another study.

## Key findings

- The paper was retracted after an investigation found it was accepted due to a compromised peer review process.
- Significant textual overlap was discovered between this article and a 2018 study by different authors.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

WangX.
,
FuL.
,
GuoS.
, and
FangX.
, “A Meta‐Analysis Examined the Effect of Topical Nursing Application of Antimicrobial as a Prophylaxis for the Stoppage of Surgical Wound Infection in Colorectal Surgery,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 6 (2023): 2010–2019, 10.1111/iwj.14064.36727574
PMC10333037

The above article, published online on 02 February 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 [1]. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.

Reference

[1]
NelsonR. L.
,
KravetsA.
,
KhateebR.
,
RazaM.
,
SiddiquiM.
,
TahaI.
,
TummalaA.
,
EppleR.
,
HuangS.
, and
WenM.
, “Topical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Colorectal Surgery for the Prevention of Surgical Wound Infection: a Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” Techniques in Coloproctology
22 (2018): 573–587, 10.1007/s10151-018-1814-1.30019145