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Systematic Reviews: A Comprehensive Overview Video Series
Systematic Review Search Strategies
Learning objectives:
- Discuss process used to create a comprehensive search strategy for a systematic review
- Descibe tools to aid with identifying keywords to include in search strategies
Avau B, Van Remoortel H, De Buck E. Translation and validation of PubMed and Embase search filters for identification of systematic reviews, intervention studies, and observational studies in the field of first aid. J Med Libr Assoc. 2021 Oct 1;109(4):599-608. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2021.1219. PMID: 34858089; PMCID: PMC8608173.
Biomedical content coverage in Embase [Internet]. Elsevier [cited 2023 Oct 18]. Available from: https://beta.elsevier.com/products/embase/content?trial=true.
Bramer WM, de Jonge GB, Rethlefsen ML, Mast F, Kleijnen J. A systematic approach to searching: an efficient and complete method to develop literature searches. J Med Libr Assoc. 2018 Oct;106(4):531-541. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2018.283. Epub 2018 Oct 1. PMID: 30271302; PMCID: PMC6148622.
Bramer WM, Rethlefsen ML, Kleijnen J, Franco OH. Optimal database combinations for literature searches in systematic reviews: a prospective exploratory study. Syst Rev. 2017 Dec 6;6(1):245. doi: 10.1186/s13643-017-0644-y. PMID: 29208034; PMCID: PMC5718002.
Cooper C, Booth A, Varley-Campbell J, Britten N, Garside R. Defining the process to literature searching in systematic reviews: a literature review of guidance and supporting studies. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2018 Aug 14;18(1):85. doi: 10.1186/s12874-018-0545-3. PMID: 30107788; PMCID: PMC6092796.
Elsevier R & D Solutions. A comparison of Emtree and MeSH [Internet]. Elsevier [cited 2023 Oct 18]. Available from: https://supportcontent.elsevier.com/Support%20Hub/Embase/Files%20&%20Attachements/4685-Embase_White%20Paper_Comparison%20of%20Emtree%20and%20MeSH_July%202015.pdf.
Emtree life science thesaurus [Internet]. Elsevier; 2023 [cited 2023 Oct 18]. Available from: https://beta.elsevier.com/products/embase/emtree?trial=true.
Embase Indexing Guide 2021 [Internet]. Elsevier; 2021 [cited 2023 Oct 13]. Available from: https://www.elsevier.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/901693/Embase-Indexing-guide-2021.pdf.
Eriksen MB, Frandsen TF. The impact of patient, intervention, comparison, outcome (PICO) as a search strategy tool on literature search quality: a systematic review. J Med Libr Assoc. 2018 Oct;106(4):420-431. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2018.345. Epub 2018 Oct 1. PMID: 30271283; PMCID: PMC6148624.
Glanville, J. Cochrane training: 3: Developing structured conceptual breakdowns [Slide Presentation]. York Health Economics Consortium; June 2016 [cited 2023 Oct 13]. Available from: https://community.cochrane.org/sites/default/files/uploads/inline-files/Glanville%202016_Cochrane%20text%20mining%20webinar_session%203.pdf.
Jenkins M. Evaluation of methodological search filters--a review. Health Info Libr J. 2004 Sep;21(3):148-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2004.00511.x. PMID: 15318913.
Lefebvre C, Glanville J, Briscoe S, Featherstone R, Littlewood A, Marshall C, Metzendorf M-I, Noel-Storr A, Paynter R, Rader T, Thomas J, Wieland LS. Chapter 4: Searching for and selecting studies. In: Higgins JPT, Thomas J, Chandler J, Cumpston M, Li T, Page MJ, Welch VA,editors. Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions version 6.3 [Internet]. Cochrane; 2022 [updated 2022 Feb; cited 2023 Oct 18]. Available from: https://training.cochrane.org/handbook.
McGowan J, Sampson M. Systematic reviews need systematic searchers. J Med Libr Assoc. 2005 Jan;93(1):74-80. PMID: 15685278; PMCID: PMC545125.
Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. AHRQ Publication No. 10(14)-EHC063-EF [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2014 [cited 2023 Oct 18]. Available from: https://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov.
National Library of Medicine. PubMed and MEDLINE: Additional Resources [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine; March 2023 [cited 2023 Oct 18]. Available from: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/pmresources.html.
National Library of Medicine. PubMed Overview [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine; August 2023 [cited 2023 Oct 18]. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/about/.
PRISMA 2020 Checklist [Internet]. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) [cited 2023 Oct 13]. Available from: http://www.prisma-statement.org/documents/PRISMA_2020_checklist.pdf.
PubMed PubReMiner: a tool for PubMed query building and literature mining [Internet]. PubMed PubReMiner [cited 2023 Oct 18]. Available from: https://hgserver2.amc.nl/cgi-bin/miner/miner2.cgi.
Relevo R. Effective Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews of Medical Tests. AHRQ Publication No. 12-EHC076-EF. Chapter 4 of Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (AHRQ Publication No. 12-EHC017) [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2012 [cited 2023 Oct 18]. https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-search/methods.
Salvador-Oliván JA, Marco-Cuenca G, Arquero-Avilés R. Errors in search strategies used in systematic reviews and their effects on information retrieval. J Med Libr Assoc. 2019 Apr;107(2):210-221. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2019.567. Epub 2019 Apr 1. PMID: 31019390; PMCID: PMC6466507.
Tawfik GM, Dila KAS, Mohamed MYF, Tam DNH, Kien ND, Ahmed AM, Huy NT. A step by step guide for conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis with simulation data. Trop Med Health. 2019 Aug 1;47:46. doi: 10.1186/s41182-019-0165-6. PMID: 31388330; PMCID: PMC6670166.
Umeukeje EM, Koonce TY, Kusnoor SV, Ulasi II, Kostelanetz S, Williams AM, Blasingame MN, Epelbaum MI, Giuse DA, Apple AN, Kaur K, González Peña T, Barry D, Eisenstein LG, Nutt CT, Giuse NB. Systematic review of international studies evaluating MDRD and CKD-EPI estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations in Black adults. PLoS One. 2022 Oct 18;17(10):e0276252. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276252. PMID: 36256652; PMCID: PMC9578594.
Zhang L, Ajiferuke I, Sampson M. Optimizing search strategies to identify randomized controlled trials in MEDLINE. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2006 May 9;6:23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-6-23. PMID: 16684359; PMCID: PMC1488863.
This video series should be cited as:
Kusnoor SV, Williams AM, Koonce TY, Krump P, Harding L, Zhao J, Giuse NB. Systematic Reviews: A Comprehensive Overview Video Series. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Knowledge Management, 2023. Available from: https://spi-hub.app.vumc.org/sysrev/home.