# RETRACTION: The Risk of Intracranial Infection in Adults With Hydrocephalus After Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery: A Retrospective Study

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/iwj.70639 · 2025-04-23

## TL;DR

This retracted study originally aimed to assess the risk of intracranial infection in adults with hydrocephalus after ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery.

## Contribution

The paper's contribution is null due to retraction caused by a compromised peer review process.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- No valid findings are reported as the paper is retracted.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

YangY.‐N.
, 
ZhangJ.
, 
GuZ.
, and 
SongY.‐L.
, “The Risk of Intracranial Infection in Adults With Hydrocephalus After Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery: A Retrospective Study,” International Wound Journal
17, no. 3 (2020): 722–728, 10.1111/iwj.13331.32073232
PMC7949404

The above article, published online on 19 February 2020, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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:** hydrocephalus (MONDO:0001150)

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Intracranial Infection (MESH:D007239), Hydrocephalus (MESH:D006849)

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12015124