Table 2.
Search strategy for the EMBASE database
| SEARCH DETAILS (24 September 2013) | NUMBER OF ARTICLES | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | exp surgery/ or exp colorectal surgery/ or exp general surgery/ or exp thorax surgery/ | 3,293,277 |
| 2 | su.fs. | 1,732,981 |
| 3 | 1 or 2 | 3,766,104 |
| 4 | exp thrombin/ | 35,438 |
| 5 | Thrombin.mp. | 61,009 |
| 6 | Factor viiia.mp. or exp blood clotting factor 8a/ | 912 |
| 7 | 4 or 5 or 6 | 61,516 |
| 8 | Matrix bands.mp. | 42 |
| 9 | exp matrix metalloproteinase/ | 17,584 |
| 10 | Hemostatic matrix.mp. | 51 |
| 11 | 8 or 9 or 10 | 17,677 |
| 12 | Gelatin.mp. or gelatin sponge/ or exp gelatin/ | 27,702 |
| 13 | Gelatin sponge.mp. | 2,463 |
| 14 | Surgical sponges.mp. or exp surgical sponge/ | 953 |
| 15 | (Surgical and sponges).mp. [mp = title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer, device trade name, keyword] | 600 |
| 16 | 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 | 28,917 |
| 17 | exp fibrin/ | 18,545 |
| 18 | exp fibrinogen/ | 46,855 |
| 19 | 17 or 18 | 60,613 |
| 20 | sealant.mp. | 6,172 |
| 21 | floseal.mp. | 375 |
| 22 | exp human/ | 14,968,402 |
| 23 | animal/ | 1,888,844 |
| 24 | 22 not 23 | 14,485,903 |
| 25 | 7 and 11 | 216 |
| 26 | 11 and 16 | 1,096 |
| 27 | 11 and 20 | 15 |
| 28 | 25 or 26 or 27 | 1,290 |
| 29 | 7 and 16 | 465 |
| 30 | 7 and 20 | 493 |
| 31 | 25 or 29 or 30 | 1,044 |
| 32 | 28 or 31 | 2,118 |
| 33 | 32 not 19 | 1,745 |
| 34 | 21 or 33 | 2,010 |
| 35 | 3 and 24 and 34 | 569 |
| 36 | Limit 35 to (english or spanish) | 540 |
| 37 | exp case report/ | 1,986,006 |
| 38 | 36 not 37 | 460 |
| 39 | Limit 38 to yr = ”2003 - 2012” | 385 |