# RETRACTION: Analysis of Surgical Site Infection and Tumour‐Specific Survival Rate in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma After Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy

## TL;DR

This retracted study claimed to analyze surgical site infections and survival rates in kidney cancer patients after a specific surgery.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and unsubstantiated content.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a flawed peer review process.
- Irrelevant citations and inconsistencies between the abstract and results were identified.
- The corresponding author could not be reached for comment.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

MengS.
,
MengM.
,
WangS.
, and
ZhengW.
, “Analysis of Surgical Site Infection and Tumour‐Specific Survival Rate in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma After Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 5 (2024): e14711, 10.1111/iwj.14711.38387886
PMC10834101

The above article, published online on 01 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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. In addition, further investigation by the publisher found that multiple included citations were irrelevant, which means large parts of the manuscript are unsubstantiated. The investigation also identified flaws and inconsistencies between the abstract and the results presented in the article. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The corresponding author could not be reached for comment regarding the retraction.