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    Síndrome de Burnout en médicos de Latinoamérica Una mirada de los últimos 10 años
    Agamez-Fuentes, Jorge Elian; Arellano-Navarro, Luis Carlos; Bueno-Castro, Diana Derly
    Burnout syndrome among Latin American physicians is a structural and growing occupational health problem, worsened by chronic work overload, precarious health systems, and the COVID-19 pandemic. This monograph describes its impact based on scientific production from the last ten years (2016-2026). A qualitative descriptive bibliographic review was conducted in SciELO, Redalyc, Dialnet, Scopus, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Elsevier databases. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 26 studies with specific data on physicians and residents were analyzed using a documentary review matrix., Results reveal high prevalence of the syndrome. The most frequent symptoms are chronic fatigue (92 % of articles), depression (81 %), and anxiety (77 %). The most affected specialties are emergency medicine, intensive care, general surgery, internal medicine, and medical residents. Brazil leads with 6 studies, followed by Peru and Argentina (3 each), Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador. Burnout is linked to extended shifts, limited institutional support, and high emotional exposure, resulting in medical errors, absenteeism, staff turnover, and professional migration. It is concluded that burnout is not an individual but a systemic phenomenon. Comprehensive prevention and occupational well-being strategies at institutional and public policy levels are urgently needed to protect physicians’ mental health and strengthen health system sustainability in Latin America