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. 2024 Feb 28;21(3):e14759. doi: 10.1111/iwj.14759

Search strategies and results.

Database Search algorithm Results found
Pubmed ((((((venous leg ulcers[Title/Abstract]) OR (lower extremtity venous ulcer[Title/Abstract])) OR (VLUs[Title/Abstract])) OR (venous leg disease[Title/Abstract])) OR (chronic venous disease[Title/Abstract])) OR (chronic venous ulcers[Title/Abstract])) AND ((((recurrence[MeSH Terms]) OR (recur*[Title/Abstract])) OR (prevent*[Title/Abstract])) OR (Relapse[Title/Abstract])) 721
Embase

#1 ‘venous leg ulcer’:ab,ti OR ‘lower extremtity venous ulcer’:ab,ti OR ‘vlus’:ab,ti OR ‘venous leg disease’:ab,ti OR ‘chronic venous disease’:ab,ti OR ‘chronic venous ulcers’:ab,ti

#2 ‘recurrent disease’/exp

#3 ‘recur*’:ab,ti OR ‘prevent*’:ab,ti OR ‘relapse’:ab,ti

#4 #2 OR #3

#5 #1 AND #4

677
Web of Science (TS = (venous leg ulcers OR lower extremtity venous ulcer OR VLUs OR venous leg disease OR chronic venous disease OR chronic venous ulcers)) AND TS = (recur* OR prevent* OR Relapse) 3530
The Cochrane library

#1 (venous leg ulcers OR lower extremtity venous ulcer OR VLUs OR venous leg disease OR chronic venous disease OR chronic venous ulcers) ti,ab,kw

#2 Mesh descriptor (Recurrence) explode all tress

#3 (recur*)ti,ab,kw OR (prevent*)ti,ab,kw OR(Relapse)ti,ab,kw

#4 #2 OR #3

#5 #1 AND #4

1032
CNKI

#1 (venous leg ulcer OR venous leg disease OR lower extremtity venous ulcer OR chronic venous disease OR chronic venous ulcer): TS

#2 (recurrence OR relapse OR recurrence rate OR pevention): TS

#3 #1 AND #2

292
CQVIP

#1 (venous leg ulcer OR venous leg disease OR lower extremtity venous ulcer OR chronic venous disease OR chronic venous ulcer): ti or ab

#2 (recurrence OR relapse OR recurrence rate OR pevention): ti or ab

#3 #1 AND #2

105
CBM

#1 “venous leg ulcer”[Common field: Smart] OR “lower extremtity venous ulcer”[Common field: Smart] OR “venous leg disease”[Common field: Smart] OR “chronic venous disease”[Common field: Smart] OR “chronic venous ulcer”[Common field: Smart]

#2 “recurrence”[Unweighted: Extended]

#3 “recurrence”[Common field: Smart] OR “relapse”[Common field: Smart] OR “recurrence rate”[Common field: Smart] OR “pevention”[Common field: Smart]

#4 (#3) OR (#2)

#5 (#4) AND (#1)

258
WanFang

#1 (venous leg ulcer OR venous leg disease OR lower extremtity venous ulcer OR chronic venous disease OR chronic venous ulcer): TS

#2 (recurrence OR relapse OR recurrence rate OR pevention): TS

#3 #1 AND #2

626