# 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A 2023 study on treating venous ulcers with early versus deferred sclerotherapy was retracted due to peer review fraud and incomplete consent information.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.

## Key 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- The study was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.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The above article, published online on 16 October 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.