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. 2021 Apr 20;2021(4):CD004002. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004002.pub4
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1. VASCULAR REGISTER IN CRSW #1 aviation or aviator* or airline* or aeroplane* or aircraft* or plane* or flying or flight* or travel* or passenger* AND INREGISTER AND 01/01/2016_TO_06/04/2020:CRSCREATED
#2 stocking* or hosiery or tights or sock* or bandage* AND INREGISTER AND 01/01/2016_TO_06/04/2020:CRSCREATED
#3 #1 AND #2		 April 2020: 1
2. CENTRAL #1 MESH DESCRIPTOR Aerospace Medicine EXPLODE ALL TREES 200
#2 MESH DESCRIPTOR Air Travel EXPLODE ALL TREES 7
#3 MESH DESCRIPTOR Travel Medicine EXPLODE ALL TREES 4
#4 MESH DESCRIPTOR Travel Nursing EXPLODE ALL TREES 0
#5 MESH DESCRIPTOR Aircraft EXPLODE ALL TREES 124
#6 MESH DESCRIPTOR Aviation EXPLODE ALL TREES 271
#7 MESH DESCRIPTOR Transportation EXPLODE ALL TREES 645
#8 (aviation or aviator* or airline* or aeroplane* or aircraft* or plane* or flying or flight* or travel* or passenger*):TI,AB,KY 9274
#9 (long adj2 haul):TI,AB,KY 46
#10 (long adj2 distance):TI,AB,KY 320
#11 nonstop:TI,AB,KY 8
#12 (non adj2 stop):TI,AB,KY 25
#13 (economy class):TI,AB,KY 11
#14 (coach class):TI,AB,KY 2
#15 (economy adj2 seat):TI,AB,KY 0
#16 sedentar*:TI,AB,KY 6558
#17 (sitting or seated):TI,AB,KY 8001
#18 inactiv*:TI,AB,KY 11783
#19 immobil*:TI,AB,KY 3148
#20 MESH DESCRIPTOR Immobilization EXPLODE ALL TREES 702
#21 #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #11 OR #12 OR #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16 OR #17 OR #18 OR #19 OR #20 37751
#22 (stocking* or hosiery or tights or sock* or bandage*):TI,AB,KY 5413
#23 MESH DESCRIPTOR Bandages EXPLODE ALL TREES 2734
#24 #22 OR #23 6020
#25 #21 AND #24 293
#26 MESH DESCRIPTOR Venous Thrombosis EXPLODE ALL TREES 2604
#27 MESH DESCRIPTOR Thrombophlebitis EXPLODE ALL TREES 1058
#28 MESH DESCRIPTOR Thromboembolism EXPLODE ALL TREES 1992
#29 MESH DESCRIPTOR Venous Thromboembolism EXPLODE ALL TREES 607
#30 MESH DESCRIPTOR Thrombosis EXPLODE ALL TREES 4605
#31 (thromboprophyla* or thrombus or thrombotic or thrombolic or emboli* or thrombos*):TI,AB,KY 25573
#32 (DVT or VTE):TI,AB,KY 3325
#33 (blood adj2 clot*):TI,AB,KY 4894
#34 (blood adj2 stasis):TI,AB,KY 1021
#35 (vein* adj2 stasis):TI,AB,KY 11
#36 (venous adj2 stasis):TI,AB,KY 169
#37 #26 OR #27 OR #28 OR #29 OR #30 OR #31 OR #32 OR #33 OR #34 OR #35 OR #36 32132
#38 #25 AND #37 68		 April 2020: 22
3. Clinicaltrials.gov Thrombosis OR Thrombophlebitis OR Thromboembolism OR DVT | stocking or hosiery or tights or sock or bandage April 2020: 0
4. ICTRP Search Portal ICTRP database is not available 6.4.20 as it is currently restricted to WHO internal staff only April 2020: N/A
5. Medline (Ovid MEDLINE® Epub Ahead of Print, In‐Process & Other Non‐Indexed Citations, Ovid MEDLINE® Daily and Ovid MEDLINE®) 1946 to present
2017 onwards		 1 exp Aerospace Medicine/
2 exp Air Travel/
3 exp Travel Medicine/
4 exp Travel Nursing/
5 exp Aircraft/
6 exp Aviation/
7 Transportation/
8 (aviation or aviator* or airline* or aeroplane* or aircraft* or plane* or flying or flight* or travel* or passenger*).ti,ab.
9 (long adj2 haul).ti,ab.
10 (long adj2 distance).ti,ab.
11 nonstop.ti,ab.
12 (non adj2 stop).ti,ab.
13 economy class.ti,ab.
14 coach class.ti,ab.
15 (economy adj2 seat).ti,ab.
16 sedentar*.ti,ab.
17 (sitting or seated).ti,ab.
18 inactiv*.ti,ab.
19 immobil*.ti,ab.
20 exp Immobilization/
21 or/1‐20
22 (stocking* or hosiery or tights or sock* or bandage*).ti,ab.
23 exp Bandages/
24 or/22‐23
25 21 and 24
26 exp Venous Thrombosis/
27 exp Thrombophlebitis/
28 exp Thromboembolism/
29 exp Venous Thromboembolism/
30 Thrombosis/
31 (thromboprophyla* or thrombus or thrombotic or thrombolic or emboli* or thrombos*).ti,ab.
32 (DVT or VTE).ti,ab.
33 (blood adj2 clot*).ti,ab.
34 (blood adj2 stasis).ti,ab.
35 (vein* adj2 stasis).ti,ab.
36 (venous adj2 stasis).ti,ab.
37 or/26‐36
38 25 and 37
39 randomized controlled trial.pt.
40 controlled clinical trial.pt.
41 randomized.ab.
42 placebo.ab.
43 drug therapy.fs.
44 randomly.ab.
45 trial.ab.
46 groups.ab.
47 or/39‐46
48 exp animals/ not humans.sh.
49 47 not 48
50 38 and 49		 April 2020: 23
6. Embase 1974 to present 2017 onwards 1 exp Aerospace Medicine/
2 exp Air Travel/
3 exp Travel Medicine/
4 exp Travel Nursing/
5 exp Aircraft/
6 exp Aviation/
7 Transportation/
8 (aviation or aviator* or airline* or aeroplane* or aircraft* or plane* or flying or flight* or travel* or passenger*).ti,ab.
9 (long adj2 haul).ti,ab.
10 (long adj2 distance).ti,ab.
11 nonstop.ti,ab.
12 (non adj2 stop).ti,ab.
13 economy class.ti,ab.
14 coach class.ti,ab.
15 (economy adj2 seat).ti,ab.
16 sedentar*.ti,ab.
17 (sitting or seated).ti,ab.
18 inactiv*.ti,ab.
19 immobil*.ti,ab.
20 exp Immobilization/
21 or/1‐20
22 (stocking* or hosiery or tights or sock* or bandage*).ti,ab.
23 exp Bandages/
24 or/22‐23
25 21 and 24
26 exp Venous Thrombosis/
27 exp Thrombophlebitis/
28 exp Thromboembolism/
29 exp Venous Thromboembolism/
30 Thrombosis/
31 (thromboprophyla* or thrombus or thrombotic or thrombolic or emboli* or thrombos*).ti,ab.
32 (DVT or VTE).ti,ab.
33 (blood adj2 clot*).ti,ab.
34 (blood adj2 stasis).ti,ab.
35 (vein* adj2 stasis).ti,ab.
36 (venous adj2 stasis).ti,ab.
37 or/26‐36
38 25 and 37
39 randomized controlled trial.pt.
40 controlled clinical trial.pt.
41 randomized.ab.
42 placebo.ab.
43 drug therapy.fs.
44 randomly.ab.
45 trial.ab.
46 groups.ab.
47 or/39‐46
48 exp animals/ not humans.sh.
49 47 not 48
50 38 and 49		 April 2020: 26
7. CINAHL 2017 onwards S55 S39 AND S54
S54 S40 OR S41 OR S42 OR S43 OR S44 OR S45 OR S46 OR S47 OR S48 OR S49 OR S50 OR S51 OR S52 OR S53
S53 MH "Random Assignment"
S52 MH "Triple‐Blind Studies"
S51 MH "Double‐Blind Studies"
S50 MH "Single‐Blind Studies"
S49 MH "Crossover Design"
S48 MH "Factorial Design"
S47 MH "Placebos"
S46 MH "Clinical Trials"
S45 TX "multi‐centre study" OR "multi‐center study" OR "multicentre study" OR "multicenter study" OR "multi‐site study"
S44 TX crossover OR "cross‐over"
S43 AB placebo*
S42 TX random*
S41 TX trial*
S40 TX "latin square"
S39 S26 AND S38
S38 S27 OR S28 OR S29 OR S30 OR S31 OR S32 OR S33 OR S34 OR S35 OR S36 OR S37
S37 TX venous n2 stasis
S36 TX vein* n2 stasis
S35 TX blood n2 stasis
S34 TX blood n2 clot*
S33 TX DVT or VTE
S32 TX thromboprophyla* or thrombus or thrombotic or thrombolic or emboli* or thrombos*
S31 (MH "Thrombosis+")
S30 (MH "Venous Thromboembolism")
S29 (MH "Thromboembolism+")
S28 (MH "Thrombophlebitis+")
S27 (MH "Venous Thrombosis+")
S26 S22 AND S25
S25 S23 OR S24
S24 (MH "Bandages and Dressings+")
S23 TX stocking* or hosiery or tights or sock* or bandage*
S22 S1 OR S2 OR S3 OR S4 OR S5 OR S6 OR S7 OR S8 OR S9 OR S10 OR S11 OR S12 OR S13 OR S14 OR S15 OR S16 OR S17 OR S18 OR S19 OR S20 OR S21
S21 (MH "Immobilization")
S20 TX immobil*
S19 TX inactiv*
S18 TX seated
S17 TX sitting
S16 TX sedentar*
S15 TX economy n2 seat
S14 TX coach class
S13 TX economy class
S12 TX non n2 stop
S11 TX nonstop
S10 TX long n2 distance
S9 TX long n2 haul
S8 TX aviation or aviator* or airline* or aeroplane* or aircraft* or plane* or flying or flight* or travel* or passenger*
S7 (MH "Transportation")
S6 (MH "Aviation+")
S5 (MH "Aerospace Medicine")
S4 (MH "Flight Nursing")
S3 (MH "Aircraft")
S2 (MH "Air Travel")
S1 (MH "Aerospace Medicine")		 April 2020: 4
8. AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine) 1985 to present 2017 onwards 1 exp aviation/
2 (aviation or aviator* or airline* or aeroplane* or aircraft* or plane* or flying or flight* or travel* or passenger*).ti,ab.
3 (long adj2 haul).ti,ab.
4 (long adj2 distance).ti,ab.
5 nonstop.ti,ab.
6 (non adj2 stop).ti,ab.
7 economy class.ti,ab.
8 coach class.ti,ab.
9 (economy adj2 seat).ti,ab.
10 sedentar*.ti,ab.
11 (sitting or seated).ti,ab.
12 inactiv*.ti,ab.
13 immobil*.ti,ab.
14 exp immobilization/
15 or/1‐14
16 (stocking* or hosiery or tights or sock* or bandage*).ti,ab.
17 exp Bandages/
18 or/16‐17
19 15 and 18
20 exp Thrombophlebitis/
21 exp Thromboembolism/
22 (thromboprophyla* or thrombus or thrombotic or thrombolic or emboli* or thrombos*).ti,ab.
23 (DVT or VTE).ti,ab.
24 (blood adj2 clot*).ti,ab.
25 (blood adj2 stasis).ti,ab.
26 (vein* adj2 stasis).ti,ab.
27 (venous adj2 stasis).ti,ab.
28 or/20‐27
29 19 and 28
30 exp CLINICAL TRIALS/
31 RANDOM ALLOCATION/
32 DOUBLE BLIND METHOD/
33 Clinical trial.pt.
34 (clinic* adj trial*).tw.
35 ((singl* or doubl* or trebl* or tripl*) adj (blind* or mask*)).tw.
36 PLACEBOS/
37 placebo*.tw.
38 random*.tw.
39 PROSPECTIVE STUDIES/
40 or/30‐39
41 29 and 40		 April 2020: 0