Table 1.

Search Strategy for Each Database

Database	Search strategy
Google Scholar	#1 “cervical cancer” OR “minimally invasive surgery” #2 “laparotomy” OR “wound infection” OR " “postoperative complication” OR “pelvic infection and abscess” #3 #1 AND #2
Embase	#1 ‘cervical cancer’ /exp OR ‘minimally invasive surgery’ /exp OR ‘postoperative complication’ #2 ‘laparotomy’/exp OR ‘wound infection’/exp OR ‘pelvic infection and abscess’ #3 #1 AND #2
Cochrane library	#1 (cervical cancer): ti, ab, kw (minimally invasive surgery): ti, ab, kw (postoperative complication): ti, ab, kw (Word variations have been searched) #2 (laparotomy): ti, ab, kw OR (wound infection): ti, ab, kw OR(pelvic infection and abscess): ti, ab, kw (Word variations have been searched) #3 #1 AND #2
Pubmed	#1 “cervical cancer“[MeSH] OR “minimally invasive surgery“[MeSH] OR “postoperative complication” [All Fields] #2 “laparotomy“[MeSH Terms] OR “wound infection“[MeSH] OR “pelvic infection and abscess “[All Fields] #3 #1 AND #2
OVID	#1 “cervical cancer“[All Fields] OR “minimally invasive surgery” [All Fields] OR “postoperative complication” [All Fields] #2 “laparotomy“[ All fields] OR “wound infection“[All Fields] or “pelvic infection and abscess“[All Fields] #3 #1 AND #2