Effectiveness of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Burns in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: Burns represent a public health problem because they generate both physical and psychological damage, especially in the child and adolescent population, and high costs, especially due to the management of scars. Advances in burn care have improved survival and quality of life for this population. New clinical trials have been conducted on the benefits of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), showing that it improves the healing of burns and the appearance of scars. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the efficacy of NPWT both alone and as an adjunct to conventional dressings in pediatric and adolescent patients compared with conventional treatments. Methodology: A systematic search was carried out between December 2023 and the last quarter of 2025 in databases

SUBMITTER: Villalba-Aguilar C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12840783 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature