# RETRACTION: Efficacy and Safety of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted study claimed to analyze the effectiveness and safety of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for diabetic foot ulcers, but it was found to have issues with its peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and does not present new findings.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- No valid conclusions or new evidence were established as the paper was retracted.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

TaoL.
and
YuanX.
, “Efficacy and Safety of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 3 (2024): e14507, 10.1111/iwj.14507.37990756
PMC10898400

The above article, published online on 21 November 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. A third party raised concerns about alleged methodological flaws in this article. However, 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 respond to our notice regarding the retraction.