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This study compares the rate of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) associated with PEEP\u2009&gt;\u20095 cm H<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>O and PEEP\u2009\u2264\u20095 cm H<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>O in patients with obesity who underwent surgery under general anesthesia with mechanical ventilation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study searched Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) using the terms \u201cPEEP,\u201d \u201canesthesia,\u201d and \u201cventilation.\u201d Cochrane ReviewManager (RevMan) version 5 was used for data analysis. The primary outcome was a composite of PPCs, including atelectasis, pneumonia, pneumothorax, and acute respiratory failure.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The initial search identified 903 titles and abstracts, and 4 randomized controlled trials were included for analysis. We included a total of 2116 participants from four randomized controlled trials that compared PEEP\u2009\u2264\u20095 cm H<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>O with PEEP\u2009&gt;\u20095 cm H<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>O in adult patients with obesity. There was no statistically significant difference in PPCs between the PEEP\u2009\u2264\u20095 cm H<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>O and PEEP\u2009&gt;\u20095 cm H<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>O groups (risk ratio\u00a0=\u00a02.21, 95% CI: 0.41\u201011.83; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.35). 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