Epistaxis issue search strategies

Abstract

Medline via Ovid 1. exp Epistaxis/ 2. (epistax∗ or nosebleed∗ or rhinorrhag∗ or rhinorrhaeg∗).ti,ab. 3. exp Nose/ 4. (nose∗ or nasal∗ or oronasal or nostril∗ or nasopharynx∗ or olfactory).ti,ab. 5. 3 or 4 6. exp Hemorrhage/ 7. (hemorrhag∗ or haemorrhag∗ or bleed∗ or bloodloss∗ or (blood adj3 loss)).ti,ab. 8. 6 or 7 9. 5 and 8 10. 1 or 2 or 9 11. ((Discharg∗ or readmi∗ or (bed adj2 (day or days)) or inpatient∗ or outpatient∗ or ambulatory or recurren∗ or re-haemorrhag∗ or rehemorrhag∗ or rehaemorrhag∗ or rehemorrhag∗ or recurr∗ or operate∗ or operation∗or comorbid∗ or multi-morbid∗ or ((pre-surg∗ or pre-operat∗ or presurg∗ or preoperat∗) adj3 (assess∗ or care or procedure∗)) or morbidity or complication∗ or transfus∗ or mortality or death or surgery or surgical or operation∗ or theatre∗ or operative or persist∗ or repeat or rebleed or (length adj1 stay) or LOS or admission or (number adj3 days) or overnight∗).ti,ab. 12. exp inpatient/ 13. exp patient discharge/ 14. exp patient admission/ 15. exp patient readmission/ 16. exp length of stay/ 17. exp outpatients/ 18. exp outpatient clinics, hospital/ 19. exp ambulatory care/ 20. exp recurrence/ 21. exp general surgery/ 22. exp surgical procedures, operative/ 23. exp postoperative complications/ 24. exp preoperative care/ 25. exp mortality/ 26. exp morbidity/ 27. exp comorbidity/ 28. exp hospitalization/ 29. or/11–28 30. (hospital∗ or outcome∗ or risk∗ or predict∗).ti,ab. 31. exp treatment outcome/ 32. exp risk factors/ 33. exp forecasting/ 34. or/30–33 35. 10 and 29 and 34