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Burnout causes a deterioration in quality of care, increasing the risk of mortality in patients due to poor performance and errors in the healthcare environment. The aim of this study was to analyse the levels, prevalence and related factors of burnout in ICU nurses. A systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out in the Medline, Scopus and CINAHL databases. Fifteen articles were found for the systematic review and four for the meta-analysis. With a sample of n = 1986 nurses, the meta-analytic estimate prevalence for high emotional exhaustion was 31% (95% CI, 8\u201359%), for high depersonalization was 18% (95% CI, 8\u201330%), and for low personal accomplishment was 46% (95% CI, 20\u201374%). Within the dimensions of burnout, emotional exhaustion had a significant relationship with depression and personality factors. 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