TABLE 1.
Databases, keys, and number of unique results for the initial search
| Database | Key | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Cochrane library | (Thyroid OR thyroidectomy OR hemithyroidectomy) AND (robot OR robotic OR robot‐assisted OR ‘robot assisted’) in all text ‐ (word variations have been searched) | 69 |
| Medline | (Thyroid OR thyroidectomy OR hemithyroidectomy) AND (robot OR robotic OR robot‐assisted OR ‘robot assisted’) | 720 |
| Clinicaltrials.gov | (Thyroid OR thyroidectomy OR hemithyroidectomy) AND (robot OR robotic OR robot‐assisted OR ‘robot assisted’) | 20 |
| Scopus | TITLE‐ABS‐KEY ((thyroid OR thyroidectomy OR hemithyroidectomy) AND (robot OR robotic OR ‘robot AND assisted’)) | 540 |
| Embase | (thyroid:ti,ab, kw OR thyroidectomy:ti,ab, kw OR hemithyroidectomy:ti,ab,kw) AND (robot:ti,ab, kw OR robotic:ti,ab, kw OR ‘robot assisted’:ti,ab,kw) | 826 |
| Web of science | (Thyroid OR thyroidectomy OR hemithyroidectomy) AND (robot OR robotic OR robot‐assisted OR ‘robot assisted’) (topic) | 782 |