Table 1.
Search strategy and results (May 2014)
| Search number | Search term | Results |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | (((accuracy[Title] OR accurate[Title] OR validity[Title] OR valid[Title]) AND (diagnosis[Title] OR diagnoses[Title]))) OR (((“diagnostic errors/adverse effects”[MeSH Terms] OR “diagnostic errors/classification”[MeSH Terms] OR “diagnostic errors/economics”[MeSH Terms] OR “diagnostic errors/methods”[MeSH Terms] OR “diagnostic errors/mortality”[MeSH Terms] OR “diagnostic errors/prevention and control”[MeSH Terms] OR “diagnostic errors/standards”[MeSH Terms] OR “diagnostic errors/statistics and numerical data”[MeSH Terms] OR “diagnostic errors/trends”[MeSH Terms] OR misdiagnosis[Title] OR “diagnostic error”[Title]))) Limits: Human, English, published in last 20 years |
5,288 |
| #2 | (((((COPD[Title/Abstract]) OR COAD[Title/Abstract]) OR chronic obstructive pulmonary disease[Title/Abstract]) OR chronic obstructive airway disease[Title/Abstract]) OR copd[MeSH Terms]) OR coad[MeSH Terms] | 37,933 |
| #3 | #1 AND #2 | 37 |
| #4 | (((dementia[Title/Abstract]) OR alzheimer’s[Title/Abstract]) OR dementia[MeSH Terms]) OR alzheimer’s disease[MeSH Terms] | 152,743 |
| #5 | #1 AND #4 | 109 |
| #6 | (((Parkinson disease[Title/Abstract]) OR Parkinsons disease[Title/Abstract]) OR Parkinson’s disease[Title/Abstract]) OR parkinson’s disease[MeSH Terms] | 64,505 |
| #7 | #1 AND #6 | 48 |
| #8 | ((heart failure[Title/Abstract]) OR cardiac failure[Title/Abstract]) OR heart failure[MeSH Terms] | 137,786 |
| #9 | #1 AND #8 | 51 |
| #10 | ((((((stroke[Title/Abstract]) OR cerebrovascular accident[Title/Abstract]) OR TIA[Title/Abstract]) OR transient ischaemic attack[Title/Abstract]) OR transient ischemic attack[Title/Abstract]) OR stroke[MeSH Terms]) OR transient ischemic attack[MeSH Terms] | 177,796 |
| #11 | #1 AND #10 | 125 |
| #12 | (((((((((“ischaemic heart disease”[Title/Abstract]) OR “ischemic heart disease”[Title/Abstract]) OR IHD[Title/Abstract]) OR “coronary artery disease”[Title/Abstract]) OR CAD[Title/Abstract]) OR “coronary artery disease”[MeSH Terms])) OR “myocardial infarction”[Title/Abstract]) OR MI[Title/Abstract]) OR “myocardial infarction”[MeSH Terms] | 307,675 |
| #13 | #1 AND #12 | 165 |
| #14 | (((diabetes[Title/Abstract]) OR “diabetes mellitus”[Title/Abstract]) OR “diabetes mellitus, type 2/diagnosis”[MeSH Terms]) OR “diabetes mellitus”[MeSH Terms] | 458,262 |
| #15 | #1 AND #14 | 76 |
| #16 | ((((sleep disorder*[Title/Abstract]) OR insomnia[Title/Abstract]) OR dysomnia[Title/Abstract]) OR intrinsic sleep disorder[MeSH Terms]) OR extrinsic sleep disorder[MeSH Terms] | 54,117 |
| #17 | #1 AND #16 | 19 |
| #18 | (((((osteoarthritis[Title/Abstract]) OR OA[Title/Abstract]) OR osteoarthrosis[Title/Abstract]) OR degenerative joint disease[Title/Abstract]) OR degenerative arthritis[Title/Abstract]) OR osteoarthritis[MeSH Terms] | 61,170 |
| #19 | #1 AND #18 | 16 |
| #20 | (((((“peripheral arterial disease”[Title/Abstract]) OR PAD[Title/Abstract]) OR “Peripheral vascular disease”[Title/Abstract]) OR PVD[Title/Abstract]) OR “peripheral arterial disease”[MeSH Terms]) OR “peripheral vascular diseases”[MeSH Terms] | 67,532 |
| #21 | #1 AND #20 | 17 |
| #22 | (((((((“gastro oesophageal reflux d*”[Title/Abstract]) OR “gastro esophagel reflux d*”[Title/Abstract]) OR “gastro oesophageal reflux”[Title/Abstract]) OR “gastro esophageal reflux”[Title/Abstract]) OR GORD[Title/Abstract]) OR GERD[Title/Abstract]) OR “gastroesophageal reflux”[Title/Abstract]) OR “gastroesophageal reflux/analysis”[MeSH Terms] | 19,662 |
| #23 | #1 AND #22 | 14 |
| #24 | (epilepsy[Title/Abstract]) OR “epilepsy”[MeSH Terms] | 147,956 |
| #25 | #1 AND #24 | 113 |
| #26 | ((hypertension[Title/Abstract]) OR HTN[Title/Abstract]) OR “hypertension”[MeSH Terms] | 364,632 |
| #27 | #1 AND #26 | 82 |
| #28 | ((depression[Title/Abstract]) OR “major depression”[Title/Abstract]) OR “depression”[MeSH Terms] | 259,043 |
| #29 | #1 AND #28 | 114 |
| #30 | (((osteoporosis[Title/Abstract]) OR osteopenia[Title/Abstract]) OR osteopaenia[Title/Abstract]) OR “osteoporosis”[MeSH Terms] | 67,869 |
| #31 | #1 AND #30 | 18 |
| #32 | (((((“renal insufficiency”[Title/Abstract]) OR “chronic kidney d*”[Title/Abstract]) OR “chronic renal d*”[Title/Abstract]) OR “chronic renal failure”[Title/Abstract]) OR “chronic kidney failure”[Title/Abstract]) OR “renal insufficiency”[MeSH Terms] | 143,096 |
| #33 | #1 AND #32 | 31 |