Table 2 Single search terms with highest precision in DARE (Quasi Gold Standard = 256)
From: Identifying systematic reviews of the adverse effects of health care interventions
Search Term | Field Searched | No of Papers Retrieved | No of Relevant Papers | Precision (%) | Sensitivity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
exp DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY | indexing | 11 | 8 | 73% | 3% |
exp DRUG TOXICITY | indexing | 3 | 2 | 67% | 1% |
exp PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING | indexing | 3 | 2 | 67% | 1% |
adverse | title | 40 | 26 | 65% | 10% |
complication$ | title | 28 | 14 | 50% | 5% |
side effect$ | title | 7 | 3 | 43% | 1% |
'toxicity' (floating subheading) | indexing | 7 | 3 | 43% | 1% |
'chemically-induced' (floating subheading) | indexing | 201 | 85 | 42% | 33% |
adverse | outcomes assessed | 78 | 32 | 41% | 13% |
risk | title | 140 | 55 | 39% | 21% |
side effect$ | outcomes assessed | 3 | 1 | 33% | 0% |
risk | outcomes assessed | 168 | 54 | 32% | 21% |
safety | title | 96 | 29 | 30% | 11% |
complication$ | outcomes assessed | 46 | 13 | 28% | 5% |
risks | outcomes assessed | 39 | 10 | 26% | 4% |