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. 2023 Mar 3;37(6):4159–4178. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-09929-4

Table 7.

Complete search strategy (Medline database example)

OVID Medline Epub Ahead of Print, In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, Ovid MEDLINE(R) Daily and Ovid MEDLINE(R) 1946 to Mar 2021
1 Malignant colonic obstruction.mp
2 MCO.mp
3 Malignant colonic stenosis.mp
4 Malignant colorectal obstruction.mp
5 Malignant colorectal stenosis.mp
6 Obstructing colon cancer.mp
7 Obstructing colorectal cancer.mp
8 Obstructing rectal cancer.mp
9 Malignant rectal obstruction.mp
10 Obstructing CRC.mp
11 Obstructing left-sided colon cancer.mp
12 Intestinal Obstruction/
13 Large bowel obstruction.mp
14 Or/1–13
15 Stents/
16 Self Expandable Metallic Stents/
17 Self expanding metal stents.mp
18 Colonic stent.mp
19 SEMS.mp
20 Prophylactic colonic stent.mp
21 Colonic self expanding metal stent.mp
22 Colorectal self expanding metal stent.mp
23 Enteral stent.mp
24 Colonic stenting.mp
25 Covered stents.mp
26 Uncovered stents.mp
27 Through the scope stents.mp
28 TTS stents.mp
29 Non-TTS stents.mp
30 Wallflex colonic stent.mp
31 Evolution colonic controlled release stent.mp
32 Ultraflex precision colonic stent.mp
33 Or/15–32
34 Colostomy/
35 Loop colostomy.mp
36 Laparoscopic loop colostomy.mp
37 Laparoscopic colostomy.mp
38 Prophylactic colostomy.mp
39 Prophylactic loop colostomy.mp
40 Colonic diversion.mp
41 Or/34–40
42 Ileostomy/
43 Loop ileostomy.mp
44 Laparoscopic loop ileostomy.mp
45 Laparoscopic ileostomy.mp
46 Prophylactic ileostomy.mp
47 Ileal diversion.mp
48 Or/42–47
49 Colectomy/
50 Colonic resection.mp
51 Segmental colectomy.mp
52 Segmental colonic resection.mp
53 Laparoscopic colectomy.mp
54 Open colectomy.mp
55 Right hemicolectomy.mp
56 Extended right hemicolectomy.mp
57 Left hemicolectomy.mp
58 Anterior resection.mp
59 Low anterior resection.mp
60 Sigmoidectomy.mp
61 Sigmoid colectomy.mp
62 Total abdominal colectomy.mp
63 Subtotal colectomy.mp
64 Abdominal perineal resection.mp
65 Hartmann’s procedure.mp
66 Immediate surgery.mp
67 Primary surgery.mp
68 Anastomosis, Surgical/
69 On table lavage.mp
70 Or/49–69
71 14 and 33 and 41
72 14 and 33 and 48
73 14 and 33 and 70
74 14 and 41 and 48
75 14 and 41 and 70
76 14 and 48 and 70
77 Or/71–76
78 Animals/
79 Humans/
80 78 not (78 and 79)
81 77 not 80