Table 1.

Search strategies.

Search terms (keyword and thesaurus subject headings, e.g., MeSH and Emtree)	Database
Aort∗ / AORTA explode /	MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PUBMED
Graft∗ / VASCULAR GRAFTING Major/select	MEDLINE, PUBMED
Infect∗ / INFECTION select/explode/major	MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PUBMED
Aortic∗ ADJ3 graft∗ ADJ3 infect∗ / “aortic graft infection∗” / Graft ADJ3 infect∗	MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PUBMED
SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION explode / GRAFTS major/select	CINAHL
AORTA GRAFT explode	EMBASE