# RETRACTION: Evaluating Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Jie Geng and Huang Qi Combination on Reducing Surgical Site Infections in Colorectal Cancer Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/iwj.70621 · International Wound Journal · 2025-04-21

## TL;DR

This paper was retracted because it was accepted due to a compromised peer review process and does not present valid findings.

## Contribution

The paper does not contribute new knowledge as it has been retracted due to ethical issues.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The findings and conclusions of the study are considered unreliable.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

ChenS.
, 
TianX.
, 
LiS.
, 
WuZ.
, 
LiY.
, 
LiaoT.
, and 
LiaoZ.
, “Evaluating Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Jie Geng and Huang Qi Combination on Reducing Surgical Site Infections in Colorectal Cancer Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14769, 10.1111/iwj.14769.38351506
PMC10864683

The above article, published online on 13 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.

## Linked entities

- **Diseases:** colorectal cancer (MONDO:0005575)

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Infections (MESH:D007239), Colorectal Cancer (MESH:D015179)

## Full text

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