Table 3.
Selected searching strategies for the systematic review.
| ID | Searching strategies | Records |
|---|---|---|
| PubMed | ||
| #1 | “auriculotherapy”[MeSH Terms] OR “acupuncture, ear”[MeSH Terms] | 264 |
| #2 | ((((((((((((((((((auriculotherap*[Title/Abstract]) OR (acupunctur*[Title/Abstract] AND ear*[Title/Abstract])) OR (acupunctur*[Title/Abstract] AND auricu*[Title/Abstract])) OR (acupressur*[Title/Abstract] AND ear*[Title/Abstract])) OR (acupressur*[Title/Abstract] AND auricu*[Title/Abstract])) OR (auricu*[Title/Abstract] AND poin*[Title/Abstract])) OR (ear[Title/Abstract] AND poin*[Title/Abstract])) OR (auricu*[Title/Abstract] AND acupoin*[Title/Abstract])) OR (ear[Title/Abstract] AND acupoin*[Title/Abstract])) OR (auricu*[Title/Abstract] AND plaster*[Title/Abstract])) OR (massag*[Title/Abstract] AND ear*[Title/Abstract])) OR (ear[Title/Abstract] AND plaster*[Title/Abstract])) OR (massag*[Title/Abstract] AND auricu*[Title/Abstract])) OR (magne*[Title/Abstract] AND ear*[Title/Abstract])) OR (magne*[Title/Abstract] AND auricu*[Title/Abstract])) OR otopoin*[Title/Abstract]) OR vaccaria*[Title/Abstract]) OR erxue[Title/Abstract] | 35299 |
| #3 | #1 OR #2 | 35338 |
| #4 | ((((((“adverse event*”[Title/Abstract]) OR “adverse effect*”[Title/Abstract]) OR “adverse reaction*”[Title/Abstract]) OR “side effect*”[Title/Abstract]) OR “complication*”[Title/Abstract]) OR “safe*”[Title/Abstract]) OR “risk*”[Title/Abstract] | 1608414 |
| #5 | #3 AND #4 | 4284 |
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| EMBase | ||
| #1 | auriculotherap*:ab,ti OR (ear NEAR/3 acupunctur*):ab,ti OR (auricu* NEAR/3 acupunctur*):ab,ti OR (ear NEAR/3 acupressur*):ab,ti OR (auricu*NEAR/3 acupressur*):ab,ti OR (auricu* NEAR/3 poin*):ab,ti OR ‘auricular plaster':ab,ti OR (ear NEAR/3 plaster*):ab,ti OR (ear NEAR/3 poin*):ab,ti OR (auricu* NEAR/3 acupoint*):ab,ti OR (ear NEAR/3 acupoint*):ab,ti OR otopoin*:ab,ti OR (vaccaria* NEAR/15 ear*):ab,ti OR (vaccaria* NEAR/15 auricu*):ab,ti OR (massag* NEAR/3 auricu*):ab,ti OR (massag* NEAR/3 ear*):ab,ti OR (cowherb NEAR/15 ear*):ab,ti OR (cowherb NEAR/15 auricu*):ab,ti OR (magne* NEAR/15 ear*):ab,ti OR (magne* NEAR/15 auricu*):ab,ti OR erxue*:ab,ti | 9599 |
| #2 | (adverse NEAR/3 event*):ab,ti OR (adverse NEAR/3 effect*):ab,ti OR (adverse NEAR/3 reaction*):ab,ti OR (side NEAR/3 effect*):ab,ti OR complication*:ab,ti OR safe*:ab,ti OR risk*:ab,ti | 3092250 |
| #3 | #1 AND #2 | 1688 |
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| CENTRAL | ||
| #1 | MeSH descriptor: [Auriculotherapy] explode all trees | 126 |
| #2 | MeSH descriptor: [Acupuncture, Ear] explode all trees | 120 |
| #3 | auriculotherap* or (ear near/3 acupunctur*) or (auricu* near/3 acupunctur*) or (ear near/3 acupressur*) or (auricu* near/3 acupressur*) or (auricu* near/3 poin*) or (ear near/3 poin*) or (ear near/3 plaster*) or (auricu* near/3 plaster*) or (auricu* near/3 acupoint*) or (ear near/3 acupoint*) or otopoint* or (vaccaria* near/15 ear) or (vaccaria* near/15 auricu*) or (cowherb near/15 ear*) or (cowherb near/15 auricu*) or (magne* near/15 ear*) or (magne* near/15 auricu*) or (massag* near/3 ear*) or (massag* near/3 auricu*) or erxue*:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) | 864 |
| #4 | #1 OR #2 OR #3 | 864 |
| #5 | complication* or (adverse near/3 event*) or (adverse near/3 effect*) or (adverse near/3 reaction*) or (side near/3 effect*) or safe* or risk*: ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) | 240648 |
| #6 | #4 AND #5 | 182 |
| #7 | #6 in Trials | 158 |