Table 1 Sensitivity, precision and number needed to read (NNR) of the 15 search queries in OvidSP EMBASE with the highest sensitivity (see the complete list in Additional file 1)
From: Search strategies to identify reports on “off-label” drug use in EMBASE
Queries | Number of relevant records retrieved | Number of records retrieved | Sensitivity/full set (%) | Sensitivity/EMBASE set (%) | Precision (%) | NNR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
off label*.af. | 3150 | 3577 | 77.5 | 81.9 | 88.1 | 1.1 |
(off adj2 label*).mp. | 3131 | 3589 | 77.0 | 81.4 | 87.2 | 1.1 |
(off adj1 label*).mp. | 3130 | 3567 | 77.0 | 81.4 | 87.7 | 1.1 |
off label*.mp. | 3128 | 3555 | 76.9 | 81.3 | 88.0 | 1.1 |
off label.af. | 3119 | 3542 | 76.7 | 81.1 | 88.1 | 1.1 |
(off adj1 label).mp. | 3119 | 3544 | 76.7 | 81.1 | 88.0 | 1.1 |
(off adj2 label).mp. | 3119 | 3547 | 76.7 | 81.1 | 87.9 | 1.1 |
off label.mp. | 3117 | 3540 | 76.6 | 81.0 | 88.1 | 1.1 |
"off label*".ab,ti. | 2306 | 2696 | 56.7 | 60.0 | 85.5 | 1.2 |
off label.ab,ti. | 2293 | 2679 | 56.4 | 59.6 | 85.6 | 1.2 |
"off label*".ab. | 1882 | 2224 | 46.3 | 48.9 | 84.6 | 1.2 |
off label.ab. | 1870 | 2208 | 46.0 | 48.6 | 84.7 | 1.2 |
(drug adj2 label adj2 us*).af. | 1587 | 1719 | 39.0 | 41.3 | 92.3 | 1.1 |
(drug adj1 label adj1 us*).af. | 1581 | 1710 | 38.9 | 41.1 | 92.5 | 1.1 |
"off label drug us*".af. | 1580 | 1677 | 38.8 | 41.1 | 94.2 | 1.1 |