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Table 2 Literature search for entry techniques

From: A multidisciplinary evidence-based guideline for minimally invasive surgery.

Subject

Database

Search terms

Entry

Medline (OVID) 1950-Aug.2010

1. Laparoscopy/

2. exp *Laparoscopy/

3. Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive/

4. “lapar*scop*”.m_titl.

5. “minimal invasive*”.m_titl.

6. or/1–5

7. (“laparoscopic injur*” or “laparoscopic entr*” or “laparoscopic adj2 complication*” or “closed laparoscop*” or “open laparoscop*” or “direct-entry adj2 laparoscop*”).ti,ab.

8. 6 and 7

9. limit 8 to yr = “2006 -Current”

10. RCT (filter)

11. SR (filter)

12. exp epidemiological studies/

Embase

laparoscop*:ti OR ‘laparoscopy’/exp/mj OR ‘minimal invasive’:ti OR ‘laparoscopic surgery’/exp AND ((laparoscopic NEAR/1 injur*):ab,ti OR (laparoscopic NEAR/1 entr*):ab,ti OR (laparoscopic NEAR/1 complication*):ab,ti OR (closed NEAR/1 laparoscop*):ab,ti OR (open NEAR/1 laparoscop*):ab,ti OR ‘direct entry’:ab,ti) AND [embase]/lim AND [2006–2011]/py

Pneumo-peritoneum

Medline (OVID) 1950-March 2010

1. exp *Laparoscopy/

2. Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive/

3. “lapar*scop*”.m_titl.

4. “minimal invasive*”.m_titl.

5. or/1–5

6. Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial/ae [Adverse Effects]

7. 6 and 7

Embase

laparoscop*:ti OR ‘laparoscopy’/exp/mj OR ‘minimal invasive’:ti OR ‘laparoscopic surgery’/exp AND (intraperitoneal NEAR/5 pressure OR intraperitoneal NEAR/5 insufflation) NOT [animals]/lim)

Searchfilter RCTs

  1. The literature search for entry techniques was based on the search strategy of the Green-top Guideline “Preventing entry-related gynecological laparoscopic injuries” from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Medline and Embase were searched for relevant randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The search was restricted to articles published in Dutch and English from 1966 to Augustus 2010