RETRACTION: Impact of Spinal Anaesthesia Versus General Anaesthesia on the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections After Knee or Hip Arthroplasty: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

A retracted study claimed spinal anesthesia reduces surgical site infections compared to general anesthesia in joint replacement surgeries.

Contribution

The paper's meta-analysis was retracted due to a compromised peer review process, indicating no valid new findings.

Findings

The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.

The authors disagree with the retraction decision.

No new or valid conclusions were established.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

LiZ.
,
XuX.
,
ZhuangZ.
,
LuJ.
,
GaoF.
, and
JiangQ.
, “Impact of Spinal Anaesthesia Versus General Anaesthesia on the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections After Knee or Hip Arthroplasty: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 1 (2024): e14369, 10.1111/iwj.14369.37649253
PMC10781890

The above article, published online on 30 August 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors disagree with the retraction.