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. 2019 Aug 29;137(3):284–291. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2019.0113070519

Table 1. Search strategy and results from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

Lines Search terms Number of records
#1 MeSH descriptor: [Vascular Access Devices] explode all trees 241
#2 MeSH descriptor: [Endovascular Procedures] explode all trees 8,508
#3 MeSH descriptor: [Ultrasonography] explode all trees 13,655
#4 MeSH descriptor: [Ultrasonography, Doppler] explode all trees 2,959
#5 MeSH descriptor: [Ultrasonography, Interventional] explode all trees 1,658
#6 (Device Vascular Access) or (Port Catheter*) or (Venous Reservoir*) or (Vascular Access Port*) or (Vascular Catheter*) or (Intra Arterial Line*) or (Intra-Arterial Line*) or (Arterial Line*) or (Port-A-Cath) or (Port A Cath) or (PortACath) or (Endovascular Procedure*) or (Intravascular Procedure*) or (Intravascular Technique*) or (Endovascular Technique*) 5,048
#7 (Echography) or (Ultrasound Imaging*) or (Ultrasonic Imaging) or (Sonography Medical) or (Diagnostic Ultrasound*) or (Echotomography) or (Diagnos* Ultrasonic) or (Echotomography Computer) or (Tomography Ultrasonic) or (Doppler Ultrasound*) or (Doppler Ultrasonography) or (Doppler Ultrasound Imaging*) or (Ultrasound Interventional) or (Interventional Ultrasonography) or (Ultrasonography Intravascular) 9,818
#8 #1 or #2 or #6 12,812
#9 #3 or #4 or #5 or #7 20,258
#10 #8 and #9 1,425
#11 Filter: in Cochrane Reviews 221