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. 2023 Aug 11;12(8):1094–1109. doi: 10.21037/gs-23-40

Table 1. Search strategy.

Items Specification
Date of search October 31, 2022; updated January 30, 2023
Databases and other sources searched PubMed; manual search of references
Search terms used “sensation” AND “innervated” AND “autologous breast reconstruction” (with accompanying synonyms and MeSH terms)
Timeframe Unrestricted
Inclusion and exclusion criteria Included: original and review articles (published or accepted for publication)
Excluded: other article types, language other than English
Selection process Two reviewers (JMB and JAFVR) independently reviewed and selected the articles. Relevant information was extracted