# RETRACTION: Predicted Factors of Surgical Site Infection in Glioblastoma Patients: A Meta‐Analysis

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/iwj.70570 · International Wound Journal · 2025-04-18

## TL;DR

This retracted study aimed to identify factors predicting surgical site infections in glioblastoma patients through a meta-analysis.

## Contribution

The paper's contribution is a meta-analysis on surgical site infection factors in glioblastoma patients, though it was retracted due to peer review issues and text overlap.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- Significant textual overlap was found with another article by different authors.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

GuZ.
, 
WangQ.
, 
ChenJ.
, and 
ZhuY.
, “Predicted Factors of Surgical Site Infection in Glioblastoma Patients: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 3 (2024): e14504, 10.1111/iwj.14504.38044279
PMC10898386

The above article, published online on 03 December 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 [1]. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.

## Linked entities

- **Diseases:** glioblastoma (MONDO:0018177)

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Infection (MESH:D007239), Glioblastoma (MESH:D005909)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

## References

1 references — full list in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12008052/full.md

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12008052