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Table 2 Search strategy for the EMBASE database

From: Use of Floseal®, a human gelatine-thrombin matrix sealant, in surgery: a systematic review

 

SEARCH DETAILS (24 September 2013)

NUMBER OF ARTICLES

1

exp surgery/ or exp colorectal surgery/ or exp general surgery/ or exp thorax surgery/

3,293,277

2

su.fs.

1,732,981

3

1 or 2

3,766,104

4

exp thrombin/

35,438

5

Thrombin.mp.

61,009

6

Factor viiia.mp. or exp blood clotting factor 8a/

912

7

4 or 5 or 6

61,516

8

Matrix bands.mp.

42

9

exp matrix metalloproteinase/

17,584

10

Hemostatic matrix.mp.

51

11

8 or 9 or 10

17,677

12

Gelatin.mp. or gelatin sponge/ or exp gelatin/

27,702

13

Gelatin sponge.mp.

2,463

14

Surgical sponges.mp. or exp surgical sponge/

953

15

(Surgical and sponges).mp. [mp = title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer, device trade name, keyword]

600

16

12 or 13 or 14 or 15

28,917

17

exp fibrin/

18,545

18

exp fibrinogen/

46,855

19

17 or 18

60,613

20

sealant.mp.

6,172

21

floseal.mp.

375

22

exp human/

14,968,402

23

animal/

1,888,844

24

22 not 23

14,485,903

25

7 and 11

216

26

11 and 16

1,096

27

11 and 20

15

28

25 or 26 or 27

1,290

29

7 and 16

465

30

7 and 20

493

31

25 or 29 or 30

1,044

32

28 or 31

2,118

33

32 not 19

1,745

34

21 or 33

2,010

35

3 and 24 and 34

569

36

Limit 35 to (english or spanish)

540

37

exp case report/

1,986,006

38

36 not 37

460

39

Limit 38 to yr = ”2003 - 2012”

385