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RETRACTION: Early Versus Deferred Endovenous Sclerotherapy of Superficial Venous Reflux in Patients With Venous Ulceration
TL;DR
A 2023 study on treating venous ulcers with early versus deferred sclerotherapy was retracted due to peer review fraud and incomplete consent information.
Contribution
The paper's retraction highlights flaws in peer review and ethical issues in clinical research reporting.
Findings
The study was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
Incomplete informed consent information was found in the research.
The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
Abstract
RETRACTION: LiuJ. and GuoQ. , “Early Versus Deferred Endovenous Sclerotherapy of Superficial Venous Reflux in Patients With Venous Ulceration,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 3 (2024): e14445, 10.1111/iwj.14445.37845810 PMC10895194 The above article, published online on 16 October 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 that the authors provided incomplete informed consent information for the study. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.
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Taxonomy
TopicsDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases · Peripheral Artery Disease Management · Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
RETRACTION:
J. Liu and Q. Guo , “Early Versus Deferred Endovenous Sclerotherapy of Superficial Venous Reflux in Patients With Venous Ulceration,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 3 (2024): e14445, 10.1111/iwj.14445.37845810 PMC10895194
The above article, published online on 16 October 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 that the authors provided incomplete informed consent information for the study. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.