Table 1 Search strategy for the PubMed database
From: Use of Floseal®, a human gelatine-thrombin matrix sealant, in surgery: a systematic review
TERM | SEARCH DETAILS (24 September 2013) | NUMBER OF ARTICLES | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Surgery | ((((surgical procedures, operative [MeSH Terms]) OR general surgery [MeSH Terms]) OR surgery [Subheading]) OR Thoracic surgery [MeSH terms]) OR colorectal surgery [MeSH Terms] | 2,885,426 |
2 | Thrombin | (((thrombin [MeSH Terms]) OR thrombin [All Fields]) OR factor viiia [MeSH Terms]) OR factor viiia [A-ll Fields] | 43,985 |
3 | Matrix | ((matrix bands [All Fields]) OR Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-Associated [MeSH]) OR Hemostatic Matrix | 8,096 |
4 | Gelatin | ((((((gelatin [MeSH Terms]) OR gelatin [Text Word]) OR gelatin sponge, absorbable [MeSH Terms]) OR gelatin sponge, absorbable [All Fields]) OR surgical sponges [MeSH Terms]) OR (surgical [All Fields] AND sponges [All Fields])) OR surgical sponges [All Fields] | 22,894 |
5 | Final fibrin | Fibrin [MeSH] OR fibrinogen [MeSH] | 45,657 |
6 | Sealant | Sealant [All Fields] | 3,328 |
7 | Floseal | Floseal [All Fields] | 155 |
8 | Humans | Humans [MeSH Terms] NOT animals [MeSH Terms:noexp] | 11,498,554 |
9 | Language | (english [lang]) OR Spanish[lang] | 18,978,494 |
10 | Matrix and thrombin | 780 | |
11 | Matrix and gelatin | 654 | |
12 | Matrix and sealant | 109 | |
13 | Product Matrix | #10 OR #11 OR #12 | 1,370 |
14 | Thrombin and matrix | 780 | |
15 | Thrombin and gelatin | 353 | |
16 | Thrombin and sealant | 332 | |
17 | Product Thrombin | #14 OR #15 OR #16 | 1,294 |
18 | Product | #13 OR #17 | 1,884 |
19 | Product w/o fibrin | #18 NOT final fibrin | 1,372 |
20 | Final Product | #19 OR Floseal | 1,403 |
21 | Final 24Sep2013 | 20 AND Surgery AND Humans AND Language | 176 |
22 | Final 24Sep2013 w/o CR | #21 NOT “case reports”[Publication Type] | 140 |
23 | Final with dates | #22 (“2003/01/01”[PDAT]: “2013/08/31”[PDAT]) | 109 |