Table 1.

Literature search strategy

Web of science	AB = ((complete mesocolic excision OR CME) AND (colectomy OR hemicolectomy OR colon resection) AND (cancer)) and Article (Document Types) and 2000–2023 (Publication Years)
Pubmed/Medline	((Complete Mesocolic Excision [Title/Abstract]) OR (CME [Title/Abstract]) OR (Mesocolon [MeSH Terms)) AND ((colectomy[MeSH Terms] AND cancer[MeSH Terms])) Filters applied: Adult: 19+ years, 2000–2023
Embase	(‘complete mesocolic excision’:ab,ti OR ‘cme’:ab,ti) AND (‘colectomy’:ab,ti OR ‘hemicolectomy’:ab,ti OR ‘colon resection’:ab,ti) AND (‘cancer’:ab,ti OR ‘malignant neoplasia’:ab,ti) AND ‘article’/it AND [2000–2023]/py