Table 3 Performances of the search filters in the validation set
Search Filters | Relevant records retrieved in the validation set (n = 75) | Non-relevant articles retrieved in the validation set (n = 7839) | Sensitivity, % (95% CI) | Specificity, % (95% CI) | Precision, % (95% CI) | Number of articles retrieved in the databasea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Embase Filter | 68 | 771 | 91 (82–96) | 90 (89–91) | 8 (6–10) | 635,289 |
Medline Filter | 69 | 777 | 92 (83–97) | 90 (89–91) | 8 (6–10) | 440,575 |