Table 1.

Search strategy.

Database(s): Embase 1974 to 2019 January 28
#	Searches	Results
1	exp GUIDELINE/	0
2	exp PRACTICE GUIDELINE/	485,941
3	exp Practice Guidelines as Topic/	485,941
4	exp guidelines as topic/	485,941
5	exp Consensus/	59,224
6	clinical protocols/	87,502
7	(guideline$ or guide-line$).ti.	92,250
8	recommendation$.ti.	43,253
9	statement$.ti.	16,915
10	(clinical adj standard$).ti.	229
11	(treatment adj algorithm$).ti.	1163
12	consensus.ti.	25,978
13	or/1–12	612,783
14	exp india/	130,228
15	india.tw.	118,655
16	or/14–15	167,580
17	13 and 16	4391
18	limit 17 to human	3865
19	limit 18 to yr = "2010–2020"	3410
Database(s): Ovid MEDLINE(R) 1946 to August week 1 2020
#	Searches	Results
1	exp GUIDELINE/	30,828
2	exp PRACTICE GUIDELINE/	24,109
3	exp Practice Guidelines as Topic/	107,703
4	exp guidelines as topic/	148,105
5	exp Consensus/	9834
6	clinical protocols/	26,289
7	(guideline$ or guide-line$).ti.	60,444
8	recommendation$.ti.	29,956
9	statement$.ti.	13,367
10	(clinical adj standard$).ti.	173
11	(treatment adj algorithm$).ti.	664
12	consensus.ti.	18,254
13	or/1–12	257,710
14	exp india/	95,129
15	india.tw.	65,147
16	or/14–15	112,430
17	13 and 16	1188
18	limit 17 to human	1108
19	limit 18 to yr = "2010–2019"	770