Systematic review | Search terms | Literature sources | Search date* | ||||
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 |  | MEDLINE | EMBASE | The Cochrane Library | CINAHL | Others |  |
Samson/AHRQ 2004 [29] | Vacuum-assisted closure: †- "topical negative pressure" - "sub-atmospheric pressure therapy" (also "subatmospheric") - "sub-atmospheric pressure dressing" (also "subatmospheric") - "vacuum sealing" - "vacuum assisted closure" - "negative pressure dressing" - "negative pressure therapy" - "foam suction dressing" - "vacuum compression" - "vacuum pack" - "sealed surface wound suction" - "sealing aspirative therapy" Wounds: - "wound*" - "ulcer*" - "decubit*" - "incision*" - "dressing" - "free flap" - "skin graft*" - "skin transplantation" - "degloving injuries" - "degloving injury" | + MEDLINE via PubMed | + | + CENTRAL | - | - Manufacturers‡ | 6/2004§ |
Costa/MUHC TAU 2005[30] | "vacuum" or "vacuum-assisted" or "VAC" or "negative pressure" or "suction dressing" or "subatmospheric" or "sub-atmospheric" or "subatmospheric pressure" or "NPWT" and "wound healing"|| | + PubMed | + | + CDSR | - | - HTA agencies (CHSPR, MCHP, ICES, INAHTA) - Screening of reference lists of primary studies and secondary publications | 3/2005 |
IQWiG 2006 [8] | Search strategies according to databases (published on pages 114 to 130 of the IQWiG review [8]) | + Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid MEDLINE In-Process and Other Non-Indexed Citations | + Ovid EMBASE | + CENTRAL; CDSR; DARE; HTA | + Ovid CINAHL | - Trial registries (ClinicalTrials.gov, National Research Register) - Manufacturers¶ - Authorities - Conference proceedings - Authors of articles and conference abstracts - Screening of reference lists of secondary publications | 5/2005 |
Pham/ASERNIP-S 2006 update [31] | (vacuum or suction) and (wound healing), (vacuum assisted or vacuum-assisted) and (wound or closure), topical negative pressure, (subatmospheric or sub-atmospheric) and pressure | + MEDLINE; PREMEDLINE; PubMed | + | + The Cochrane Library | - | - Current Contents - Trial registries (ClinicalTrials.gov, National Research Register) - The York (UK) Centre for Reviews and Dissemination - Grey literature reports - Relevant online journals - Vacuum therapy website (vacuumtherapy.co.uk) - The Internet | 10/2004 New RCTs: 7/2005** |
OHTAC 2006 (update) [32] | - wound healing - foot ulcer or skin ulcer or varicose ulcer or leg ulcer - wounds, non penetrating - chronic and ulcer or wound - leg or foot arterial or diabetic and ulcer or wound - suction - pressure - vacuum - vacuum assisted closure or V.A.C. therapy - negative pressure - topical negative pressure - subatmospheric pressure therapy | + MEDLINE, MEDLINE In-Process and Non-Indexed Citations | + | + CDSR | - | - HTA agencies (INAHTA) - Vacuum therapy website (vacuumtherapy.co.uk) | 3/2006 |