Weight and Procedural Abortion Complications: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically assess the existing empiric evidence regarding a potential relationship between higher body weight and procedural abortion complications.

Data sources

EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Clinicaltrials.gov were searched.

Methods of study selection

Our search identified 409 studies, which were uploaded to Covidence for review management; 133 duplicates were automatically removed. A team of two reviewers screened 276 studies, and a third reviewer resolved conflicts. Studies were included if they 1) consisted of peer-reviewed research published between 2010 and 2022, 2) were conducted in the United States, 3) included people with a higher body weight (body mass index [BMI] 30 or higher) in the study sample, and 4) asse

SUBMITTER: McMahon HV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11842204 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature