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. 2009 Oct 7;2009(4):CD002192. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002192.pub2
#1 explode "premedication‐" / all SUBHEADINGS in DEM,DER,DRM,DRR
#2 ambulatory an?est*
#3 prean?est* or pre?medic*
#4 explode "anxiolytic‐agent" / all SUBHEADINGS in DEM,DER,DRM,DRR
#5 anxioly*
#6 prean?est* medication
#7 #1 or #2 or #3 or #4 or #5 or #6
#8 "surgery‐" / all SUBHEADINGS in DEM,DER,DRM,DRR
#9 explode "ambulatory‐surgery" / all SUBHEADINGS in DEM,DER,DRM,DRR
#10 surgical (procedur* or operat*)
#11 day case or out?patient* or ambulat*
#12 #8 or #9 or #10 or #11
#13 #7 and #12
#14 explode "randomized‐controlled‐trial" / all SUBHEADINGS in DEM,DER,DRM,DRR
#15 (randomi?ed controlled trial*) in TI, AB
#16 random*
#17 explode "randomization‐" / all SUBHEADINGS in DEM,DER,DRM,DRR
#18 randomi?ation
#19 explode "clinical‐trial" / all SUBHEADINGS in DEM,DER,DRM,DRR
#20 clinical near trial*
#21 explode multicenter‐study / all subheadings
#22 multi?cent*
#23 explode phase‐4‐clinical‐trial / all subheadings or explode double‐blind‐procedure / all subheadings or explode single‐blind‐procedure / all subheadings
#24 (RANDOM* or CROSS?OVER* or FACTORIAL* or PLACEBO* or VOLUNTEER*) in TI, AB, TW
#25 ((SINGL* or DOUBL* or TREBL* or TRIPL*) near (BLIND* or MASK*)) in TI,AB
#26 #14 or #15 or #16 or #17 or #18 or #19 or #20 or #21 or #22 or #23 or #24 or #25
#27 (human) in DER
#28 (animal or nonhuman) in DER
#29 #27 and #28
#30 #28 not #29
#31 #26 not #30
#32 #13 and #31