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. 2021 Jul 8;2021(7):CD013662. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013662.pub2
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VASCULAR REGISTER IN CRS
(Search date 6 July 2020)
#1 Aortic Aneurysm AND INREGISTER
#2 Aneurysm, Ruptured AND INREGISTER
#3 Aorta, Abdominal AND INREGISTER
#4 AAA AND INREGISTER
#5 aneurysm* adj4 (abdom* or thoracoabdom* or thoraco‐abdom* or aort*) AND INREGISTER
#6 aort* adj3 (balloon* or dilat* or bulg*) AND INREGISTER
#7 abdom* adj3 (balloon* or dilat* or bulg*) AND INREGISTER
#8 aneurism* adj4 (abdom* or thoracoabdom* or thoraco‐abdom* or aort*) AND INREGISTER
#9 #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8
#10 Exercise AND INREGISTER
#11 Preoperative Care AND INREGISTER
#12 home based train* AND INREGISTER
#13 Interval Train* AND INREGISTER
#14 Physical activit* AND INREGISTER
#15 Physical train* AND INREGISTER
#16 Physical Therap* AND INREGISTER
#17 physiotherapy AND INREGISTER
#18 prehabilitat* AND INREGISTER
#19 pre‐habilitation AND INREGISTER
#20 physical fitness AND INREGISTER
#21 pre‐habilitation AND INREGISTER
#22 #10 OR #11 OR #12 OR #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16 OR #17 OR #18 OR #19 OR #20 OR #21
#23 #9 AND #22
6 July 2020: 52
CENTRAL via CRSO
(Search date 6 July 2020)
#1 MESH DESCRIPTOR Aortic Aneurysm EXPLODE ALL TREES 766
#2 MESH DESCRIPTOR Aneurysm, Ruptured EXPLODE ALL TREES 187
#3 MESH DESCRIPTOR Aorta, Abdominal EXPLODE ALL TREES 330
#4 AAA*:TI,AB,KY 1108
#5 (aneurysm* adj4 (abdom* or thoracoabdom* or thoraco‐abdom* or aort*)):TI,AB,KY 956
#6 (aort* adj3 (balloon* or dilat* or bulg*)):TI,AB,KY 653
#7 (abdom* adj3 (balloon* or dilat* or bulg*)):TI,AB,KY 46
#8 (aneurism* adj4 (abdom* or thoracoabdom* or thoraco‐abdom* or aort*)):TI,AB,KY 3
#9 #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8 2820
#10 MESH DESCRIPTOR Exercise EXPLODE ALL TREES 23631
#11 MESH DESCRIPTOR Exercise Therapy EXPLODE ALL TREES 13112
#12 MESH DESCRIPTOR Preoperative Care EXPLODE ALL TREES 5817
#13 (home based train*):TI,AB,KY 207
#14 (Interval Train*):TI,AB,KY 2280
#15 (Physical activit*):TI,AB,KY 28514
#16 (Physical train*):TI,AB,KY 1758
#17 (Physical Therap*):TI,AB,KY 9739
#18 Exercis*:TI,AB,KY 97206
#19 physiotherapy:TI,AB,KY 11138
#20 prehabilitat*:TI,AB,KY 288
#21 pre‐habilitation:TI,AB,KY 32
#22 (physical fitness):TI,AB,KY 4634
#23 pre‐habilitation:TI,AB,KY 32
#24 #10 OR #11 OR #12 OR #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16 OR #17 OR #18 OR #19 OR #20 OR #21 OR #22 OR #23 131201
#25 #9 AND #24 160
6 July 2020: 160
Clinicaltrials.gov
(Search date 6 July 2020)
Aortic Aneurysm OR Aneurysm, Ruptured OR Aorta, Abdominal OR AAA | Exercise OR Exercise Therapy OR Preoperative Care OR physical activity OR physiotherapy OR physical fitness OR prehabilitation 6 July 2020: 48
ICTRP Search Portal
(Database not available 6 July 2020)
Aortic Aneurysm OR Aneurysm, Ruptured OR Aorta, Abdominal OR AAA | Exercise OR Exercise Therapy OR Preoperative Care OR physical activity OR physiotherapy OR physical fitness OR prehabilitation  
Medline (Ovid MEDLINE Epub Ahead of Print, In‐Process & Other Non‐Indexed Citations, Ovid MEDLINE Daily and Ovid MEDLINE) 1946 to present
(Search date 6 July 2020)
1 exp Aortic Aneurysm/
2 exp Aneurysm, Ruptured/
3 exp Aorta, Abdominal/
4 AAA*.ti,ab.
5 (aneurysm* adj4 (abdom* or thoracoabdom* or thoraco‐abdom* or aort*)).ti,ab.
6 (aort* adj3 (balloon* or dilat* or bulg*)).ti,ab.
7 (abdom* adj3 (balloon* or dilat* or bulg*)).ti,ab.
8 (aneurism* adj4 (abdom* or thoracoabdom* or thoraco‐abdom* or aort*)).ti,ab.
9 or/1‐8
10 exp Exercise/
11 exp Exercise Therapy/
12 exp Preoperative Care/
13 "home based train*".ti,ab.
14 "Interval Train*".ti,ab.
15 "Physical activit*".ti,ab.
16 "Physical train*".ti,ab.
17 "Physical Therap*".ti,ab.
18 Exercis*.ti,ab.
19 physiotherapy.ti,ab.
20 prehabilitat*.ti,ab.
21 pre‐habilitation.ti,ab.
22 "physical fitness".ti,ab.
23 pre‐habilitation.ti,ab.
24 or/10‐23
25 9 and 24
26 randomized controlled trial.pt.
27 controlled clinical trial.pt.
28 randomized.ab.
29 placebo.ab.
30 drug therapy.fs.
31 randomly.ab.
32 trial.ab.
33 groups.ab.
34 or/26‐33
35 exp animals/ not humans.sh.
36 34 not 35
37 25 and 36
6 July 2020: 327
EMBASE via OVID
(Search date 6 July 2020)
1 exp aortic aneurysm/
2 exp aneurysm rupture/
3 exp abdominal aorta/
4 AAA*.ti,ab.
5 (aneurysm* adj4 (abdom* or thoracoabdom* or thoraco‐abdom* or aort*)).ti,ab.
6 (aort* adj3 (balloon* or dilat* or bulg*)).ti,ab.
7 (abdom* adj3 (balloon* or dilat* or bulg*)).ti,ab.
8 (aneurism* adj4 (abdom* or thoracoabdom* or thoraco‐abdom* or aort*)).ti,ab.
9 or/1‐8
10 exp exercise/
11 exp kinesiotherapy/
12 exp preoperative care/
13 "home based train*".ti,ab.
14 "Interval Train*".ti,ab.
15 "Physical activit*".ti,ab.
16 "Physical train*".ti,ab.
17 "Physical Therap*".ti,ab.
18 Exercis*.ti,ab.
19 physiotherapy.ti,ab.
20 prehabilitat*.ti,ab.
21 pre‐habilitation.ti,ab.
22 "physical fitness".ti,ab.
23 pre‐habilitation.ti,ab.
24 or/10‐23
25 9 and 24
26 randomized controlled trial/
27 controlled clinical trial/
28 random$.ti,ab.
29 randomization/
30 intermethod comparison/
31 placebo.ti,ab.
32 (compare or compared or comparison).ti.
33 ((evaluated or evaluate or evaluating or assessed or assess) and (compare or compared or comparing or comparison)).ab.
34 (open adj label).ti,ab.
35 ((double or single or doubly or singly) adj (blind or blinded or blindly)).ti,ab.
36 double blind procedure/
37 parallel group$1.ti,ab.
38 (crossover or cross over).ti,ab.
39 ((assign$ or match or matched or allocation) adj5 (alternate or group$1 or intervention$1 or patient$1 or subject$1 or participant$1)).ti,ab.
40 (assigned or allocated).ti,ab.
41 (controlled adj7 (study or design or trial)).ti,ab.
42 (volunteer or volunteers).ti,ab.
43 trial.ti.
44 or/26‐43
45 25 and 44
6 July 2020: 387
CINAHL via EBSCO
(Search date 6 July 2020)
S39 S24 AND S38
S38 S30 OR S31 OR S32 OR S33 OR S34 OR S35 OR S36 OR S37
S37 MH "Random Assignment"
S36 MH "Triple‐Blind Studies"
S35 MH "Double‐Blind Studies"
S34 MH "Single‐Blind Studies"
S33 MH "Crossover Design"
S32 MH "Factorial Design"
S31 MH "Placebos"
S30 MH "Clinical Trials"
S29 TX "multi‐centre study" OR "multi‐center study" OR "multicentre study" OR "multicenter study" OR "multi‐site study"
S28 TX crossover OR "cross‐over"
S27 TX random*
S26 TX trial*
S25 TX "latin square"
S24 S8 AND S23
S23 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 OR S22
S22 TX pre‐habilitation
S21 TX "physical fitness"
S20 TX pre‐habilitation
S19 TX prehabilitat*
S18 TX physiotherapy
S17 TX Exercis*
S16 TX "Physical Therap*"
S15 TX "Physical train*"
S14 TX "Physical activit*"
S13 TX "Interval Train*"
S12 TX "home based train*"
S11 (MH "Preoperative Care+")
S10 (MH "Therapeutic Exercise+")
S9 (MH "Exercise+")
S8 S1 OR S2 OR S3 OR S4 OR S5 OR S6 OR S7
S7 TX (aneurism* N4 (abdom* or thoracoabdom* or thoraco‐abdom* or aort*))
S6 TX (abdom* N3 (balloon* or dilat* or bulg*))
S5 TX (aort* N3 (balloon* or dilat* or bulg*))
S4 TX (aneurysm* N4 (abdom* or thoracoabdom* or thoraco‐abdom* or aort*))
S3 TX AAA*
S2 (MH "Aorta, Abdominal")
S1 (MH "Aortic Aneurysm+")
6 July 2020: 33
PEDro
(Search date 6 July 2020)
Aortic Aneurysm OR Aneurysm, Ruptured OR Aorta, Abdominal OR AAA 6 July 2020: 23