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World J Crit Care Med. May 4, 2015; 4(2): 139-151
Published online May 4, 2015. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v4.i2.139
Table 1 Results of search strategies for randomized controlled trials
Number of citations
MEDLINE
Initial search strategy as described in text5316
Search strategy limited to “clinical trial” and “humans”726
Of the 725 citations, the number of RCTs with clinically relevant endpoints0
MEDLINE
Focused search strategy as described in text2586
Search strategy limited to “clinical trial” and “human”176
Of the 176 citations, the number of RCTs with clinically relevant endpoints0
EMBASE
Initial search strategy as described in text limited to terms indexed as major focus1898
Search strategy limited to “human” or “clinical trial”1431
Search strategy limited to “article”870
Of the 871 citations, the number of RCTs with clinically relevant endpoints0


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