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. 2016 Aug 1;5:128. doi: 10.1186/s13643-016-0301-x

Table 1.

Search terms: Ovid MEDLINE

MEDLINE
# Searches
1 musculoskeletal.ti,ab.
2 hip.ti,ab.
3 knee.ti,ab.
4 orthopaedic.ti,ab.
5 orthopedic.ti,ab.
6 musculoskeletal diseases/
7 musculoskeletal pain/
8 or/1-7
9 (Care adj3 (map* or pathway* or protocol* or access*)).ti,ab.
10 (clinic* adj3 (standard* or pathway* or assessment* or map* or protocol*)).ti,ab.
11 ((critical or patient*) adj3 pathway).ti,ab.
12 (screening adj3 (service* or standard* or protocol*)).ti,ab.
13 triage.ti,ab.
14 critical pathways/
15 triage/
16 or/9-15
17 triage.ti,ab.
18 MCAT.ti,ab.
19 MCASS.ti,ab.
20 conversion rate.ti,ab.
21 (extended scope adj3 physiotherap*).ti,ab.
22 (orthop?edic adj (consultation or surgeon)).ti,ab.
23 MCAS.ti,ab.
24 CATS.ti,ab.
25 (primary adj2 secondary).ti,ab.
26 primary-secondary.ti,ab.
27 (refer adj6 (GP or general practi* or primary care or outpatient or consultation or nurse practitioner*)).ti,ab.
28 ambulatory care/or ambulatory care facilities/
29 “referral and consultation”/
30 triage/
31 or/17-30
32 8 and 16 and 31
33 limit 32 to yr=1990-2016
34 exp fractures, bone/
35 exp emergency services, hospital/
36 (fracture* or emergency).ti.
37 or/34-36
38 33 not 37