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RETRACTION: The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Wound Healing in Neurosurgical Patients: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR
This retracted paper claimed to analyze how dexmedetomidine affects wound healing in neurosurgery patients, but it was found to have bypassed proper peer review.
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The paper's findings are invalid due to a compromised peer review process and has been officially retracted.
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The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
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Abstract
RETRACTION: ZhuC. , CaoD. , ChenL. , ZhengX. , and LinD. , “The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Wound Healing in Neurosurgical Patients: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 4 (2024): e14585, 10.1111/iwj.14585.38148721 PMC10961872 The above article, published online on 26 December 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.
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TopicsAnesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research · Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders · Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
RETRACTION:
C. Zhu , D. Cao , L. Chen , X. Zheng , and D. Lin , “The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Wound Healing in Neurosurgical Patients: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 4 (2024): e14585, 10.1111/iwj.14585.38148721 PMC10961872
The above article, published online on 26 December 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.
