Yeisson Rivero-Moreno, Andrea Garcia, Miguel Rivas-Perez, Jesus Coa-Bracho, Yoalkris Salcedo, Gabriel Gonzalez-Quinde, Erinor Montero-Palma, Denisse Valdivia-Sepulveda, Marialejandra Paz-Castillo, Debbye Machado-Paled, Wilson Garcia-Cazorla, Katheryn Acero-Alvarracín, Laila Tarabey-Yunis, Cesar Estrella-Gaibor
Obesity is one of the primary public health problems faced by children. The increased incidence of obesity in the pediatric population poses significant challenges during and after surgical procedures. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to understand to what extent obesity is to surgical complications in pediatric patients. A systematic database search of PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Science Direct was performed in June 2023. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, two evaluators independently conducted literature screening, data extraction, and quality evaluation of the retrieved literature...
February 2024: Curēus