Monday, July 5, 2010

Animal experimentation studies

First part
("animal experimentation"[MeSH Terms] OR "models, animal"[MeSH Terms] OR "invertebrates"[MeSH Terms] OR "Animals"[Mesh:noexp] OR "animal population groups"[MeSH Terms] OR "chordata"[MeSH Terms:noexp] OR "chordata, nonvertebrate"[MeSH Terms] OR "vertebrates"[MeSH Terms:noexp] OR "amphibians"[MeSH Terms] OR "birds"[MeSH Terms] OR "fishes"[MeSH Terms] OR "reptiles"[MeSH Terms] OR "mammals"[MeSH Terms:noexp] OR "primates"[MeSH Terms:noexp] OR "artiodactyla"[MeSH Terms] OR "carnivora"[MeSH Terms] OR "cetacea"[MeSH Terms] OR "chiroptera"[MeSH Terms] OR "elephants"[MeSH Terms] OR "hyraxes"[MeSH Terms] OR "insectivora"[MeSH Terms] OR "lagomorpha"[MeSH Terms] OR "marsupialia"[MeSH Terms] OR "monotremata"[MeSH Terms] OR "perissodactyla"[MeSH Terms] OR "rodentia"[MeSH Terms] OR "scandentia"[MeSH Terms] OR "sirenia"[MeSH Terms] OR "xenarthra"[MeSH Terms] OR "haplorhini"[MeSH Terms:noexp] OR "strepsirhini"[MeSH Terms] OR "platyrrhini"[MeSH Terms] OR "tarsii"[MeSH Terms] OR "catarrhini"[MeSH Terms:noexp] OR "cercopithecidae"[MeSH Terms] OR "hylobatidae"[MeSH Terms] OR "hominidae"[MeSH Terms:noexp] OR "gorilla gorilla"[MeSH Terms] OR "pan paniscus"[MeSH Terms] OR "pan troglodytes"[MeSH Terms] OR "pongo pygmaeus"[MeSH Terms])
Second part
OR ((animals[tiab] OR animal[tiab] OR mice[Tiab] OR mus[Tiab] OR mouse[Tiab] OR murine[Tiab] OR woodmouse[tiab] OR rats[Tiab] OR rat[Tiab] OR murinae[Tiab] OR muridae[Tiab] OR cottonrat[tiab] OR cottonrats[tiab] OR hamster[tiab] OR hamsters[tiab] OR cricetinae[tiab] OR rodentia[Tiab] OR rodent[Tiab] OR rodents[Tiab] OR pigs[Tiab] OR pig[Tiab] OR swine[tiab] OR swines[tiab] OR piglets[tiab] OR piglet[tiab] OR boar[tiab] OR boars[tiab] OR "sus scrofa"[tiab] OR ferrets[tiab] OR ferret[tiab] OR polecat[tiab] OR polecats[tiab] OR "mustela putorius"[tiab] OR "guinea pigs"[Tiab] OR "guinea pig"[Tiab] OR cavia[Tiab] OR callithrix[Tiab] OR marmoset[Tiab] OR marmosets[Tiab] OR cebuella[Tiab] OR hapale[Tiab] OR octodon[Tiab] OR chinchilla[Tiab] OR chinchillas[Tiab] OR gerbillinae[Tiab] OR gerbil[Tiab] OR gerbils[Tiab] OR jird[Tiab] OR jirds[Tiab] OR merione[Tiab] OR meriones[Tiab] OR rabbits[Tiab] OR rabbit[Tiab] OR hares[Tiab] OR hare[Tiab] OR diptera[Tiab] OR flies[Tiab] OR fly[Tiab] OR dipteral[Tiab] OR drosphila[Tiab] OR drosophilidae[Tiab] OR cats[Tiab] OR cat[Tiab] OR carus[Tiab] OR felis[Tiab] OR nematoda[Tiab] OR nematode[Tiab] OR nematoda[Tiab] OR nematode[Tiab] OR nematodes[Tiab] OR sipunculida[Tiab] OR dogs[Tiab] OR dog[Tiab] OR canine[Tiab] OR canines[Tiab] OR canis[Tiab] OR sheep[Tiab] OR sheeps[Tiab] OR mouflon[Tiab] OR mouflons[Tiab] OR ovis[Tiab] OR goats[Tiab] OR goat[Tiab] OR capra[Tiab] OR capras[Tiab] OR rupicapra[Tiab] OR chamois[Tiab] OR haplorhini[Tiab] OR monkey[Tiab] OR monkeys[Tiab] OR anthropoidea[Tiab] OR anthropoids[Tiab] OR saguinus[Tiab] OR tamarin[Tiab] OR tamarins[Tiab] OR leontopithecus[Tiab] OR hominidae[Tiab] OR ape[Tiab] OR apes[Tiab] OR pan[Tiab] OR paniscus[Tiab] OR "pan paniscus"[Tiab] OR bonobo[Tiab] OR bonobos[Tiab] OR troglodytes[Tiab] OR "pan troglodytes"[Tiab] OR gibbon[Tiab] OR gibbons[Tiab] OR siamang[Tiab] OR siamangs[Tiab] OR nomascus[Tiab] OR symphalangus[Tiab] OR chimpanzee[Tiab] OR chimpanzees[Tiab] OR prosimians[Tiab] OR "bush baby"[Tiab] OR prosimian[Tiab] OR bush babies[Tiab] OR galagos[Tiab] OR galago[Tiab] OR pongidae[Tiab] OR gorilla[Tiab] OR gorillas[Tiab] OR pongo[Tiab] OR pygmaeus[Tiab] OR "pongo pygmaeus"[Tiab] OR orangutans[Tiab] OR pygmaeus[Tiab] OR lemur[Tiab] OR lemurs[Tiab] OR lemuridae[Tiab] OR horse[Tiab] OR horses[Tiab] OR pongo[Tiab] OR equus[Tiab] OR cow[Tiab] OR calf[Tiab] OR bull[Tiab] OR chicken[Tiab] OR chickens[Tiab] OR gallus[Tiab] OR quail[Tiab] OR bird[Tiab] OR birds[Tiab] OR quails[Tiab] OR poultry[Tiab] OR poultries[Tiab] OR fowl[Tiab] OR fowls[Tiab] OR reptile[Tiab] OR reptilia[Tiab] OR reptiles[Tiab] OR snakes[Tiab] OR snake[Tiab] OR lizard[Tiab] OR lizards[Tiab] OR alligator[Tiab] OR alligators[Tiab] OR crocodile[Tiab] OR crocodiles[Tiab] OR turtle[Tiab] OR turtles[Tiab] OR amphibian[Tiab] OR amphibians[Tiab] OR amphibia[Tiab] OR frog[Tiab] OR frogs[Tiab] OR bombina[Tiab] OR salientia[Tiab] OR toad[Tiab] OR toads[Tiab] OR "epidalea calamita"[Tiab] OR salamander[Tiab] OR salamanders[Tiab] OR eel[Tiab] OR eels[Tiab] OR fish[Tiab] OR fishes[Tiab] OR pisces[Tiab] OR catfish[Tiab] OR catfishes[Tiab] OR siluriformes[Tiab] OR arius[Tiab] OR heteropneustes[Tiab] OR sheatfish[Tiab] OR perch[Tiab] OR perches[Tiab] OR percidae[Tiab] OR perca[Tiab] OR trout[Tiab] OR trouts[Tiab] OR char[Tiab] OR chars[Tiab] OR salvelinus[Tiab] OR "fathead minnow"[Tiab] OR minnow[Tiab] OR cyprinidae[Tiab] OR carps[Tiab] OR carp[Tiab] OR zebrafish[Tiab] OR zebrafishes[Tiab] OR goldfish[Tiab] OR goldfishes[Tiab] OR guppy[Tiab] OR guppies[Tiab] OR chub[Tiab] OR chubs[Tiab] OR tinca[Tiab] OR barbels[Tiab] OR barbus[Tiab] OR pimephales[Tiab] OR promelas[Tiab] OR "poecilia reticulata"[Tiab] OR mullet[Tiab] OR mullets[Tiab] OR seahorse[Tiab] OR seahorses[Tiab] OR mugil curema[Tiab] OR atlantic cod[Tiab] OR shark[Tiab] OR sharks[Tiab] OR catshark[Tiab] OR anguilla[Tiab] OR salmonid[Tiab] OR salmonids[Tiab] OR whitefish[Tiab] OR whitefishes[Tiab] OR salmon[Tiab] OR salmons[Tiab] OR sole[Tiab] OR solea[Tiab] OR "sea lamprey"[Tiab] OR lamprey[Tiab] OR lampreys[Tiab] OR pumpkinseed[Tiab] OR sunfish[Tiab] OR sunfishes[Tiab] OR tilapia[Tiab] OR tilapias[Tiab] OR turbot[Tiab] OR turbots[Tiab] OR flatfish[Tiab] OR flatfishes[Tiab] OR sciuridae[Tiab] OR squirrel[Tiab] OR squirrels[Tiab] OR chipmunk[Tiab] OR chipmunks[Tiab] OR suslik[Tiab] OR susliks[Tiab] OR vole[Tiab] OR voles[Tiab] OR lemming[Tiab] OR lemmings[Tiab] OR muskrat[Tiab] OR muskrats[Tiab] OR lemmus[Tiab] OR otter[Tiab] OR otters[Tiab] OR marten[Tiab] OR martens[Tiab] OR martes[Tiab] OR weasel[Tiab] OR badger[Tiab] OR badgers[Tiab] OR ermine[Tiab] OR mink[Tiab] OR minks[Tiab] OR sable[Tiab] OR sables[Tiab] OR gulo[Tiab] OR gulos[Tiab] OR wolverine[Tiab] OR wolverines[Tiab] OR minks[Tiab] OR mustela[Tiab] OR llama[Tiab] OR llamas[Tiab] OR alpaca[Tiab] OR alpacas[Tiab] OR camelid[Tiab] OR camelids[Tiab] OR guanaco[Tiab] OR guanacos[Tiab] OR chiroptera[Tiab] OR chiropteras[Tiab] OR bat[Tiab] OR bats[Tiab] OR fox[Tiab] OR foxes[Tiab] OR iguana[Tiab] OR iguanas[Tiab] OR xenopus laevis[Tiab] OR parakeet[Tiab] OR parakeets[Tiab] OR parrot[Tiab] OR parrots[Tiab] OR donkey[Tiab] OR donkeys[Tiab] OR mule[Tiab] OR mules[Tiab] OR zebra[Tiab] OR zebras[Tiab] OR shrew[Tiab] OR shrews[Tiab] OR bison[Tiab] OR bisons[Tiab] OR buffalo[Tiab] OR buffaloes[Tiab] OR deer[Tiab] OR deers[Tiab] OR bear[Tiab] OR bears[Tiab] OR panda[Tiab] OR pandas[Tiab] OR "wild hog"[Tiab] OR "wild boar"[Tiab] OR fitchew[Tiab] OR fitch[Tiab] OR beaver[Tiab] OR beavers[Tiab] OR jerboa[Tiab] OR jerboas[Tiab] OR capybara[Tiab] OR capybaras[Tiab]) NOT medline[subset])


From: Hooijmans CR, Tillema A, Leenaars M, Ritskes-Hoitinga M. Enhancing search efficiency by means of a search filter for finding all studies on animal experimentation in PubMed. Lab Anim. 2010 Jul;44(3):170-5. Epub 2010 Jun 15. PubMed PMID: 20551243.

Friday, June 25, 2010

cancer treatment outcome -- keywords and mesh

The terms below only represent the outcome concept.

keywords:
(outcome* OR ((treatment* OR chemotherap* OR protocol* OR regimen* OR drug OR drugs OR agent OR agents OR anti-neoplastic) AND (respond* OR response*)) OR failure* OR mortality OR fatal* OR death OR dead OR deaths OR "passed away" OR demise* OR Recurren* OR progression OR progressed OR relaps* OR growth OR grew OR growing OR remission* OR regression OR survival OR disease-free OR cure OR cures OR "quality of life" OR qol OR morbidit* OR adverse OR "side effect" OR "side effects" OR event OR events OR nausea OR nauseous OR vomit* OR emesis OR comfort* OR pain OR painful OR painfree OR pain-free OR stress OR PTSD OR analges* OR narcotic OR opioid OR neuropath* OR toxicity OR toxic OR toxicities OR nephrotoxic* OR hepatotoxic* OR cardiotoxic* OR overdos* OR suicid* OR depression OR depressed OR anxiet* OR anxious OR fatigu* OR tired OR sleep OR sleeping OR sleeps OR slept OR insomnia OR insomniac OR rest OR resting OR health )

mesh:
("Outcome Assessment Health Care "[Mesh] OR "Mortality"[Mesh] OR "mortality "[Subheading] OR "Survival"[Mesh] OR "Survival Analysis"[Mesh] OR "Remission Induction"[Mesh] OR "Remission, Spontaneous"[Mesh] OR "Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous"[Mesh] OR "adverse effects "[Subheading] OR "Sentinel Surveillance"[Mesh] OR "Drug Toxicity"[Mesh] OR "Quality of Life"[Mesh] OR "Vomiting"[Mesh] OR "Nausea"[Mesh] OR "Signs and Symptoms"[Mesh] OR "Depression"[Mesh] OR "Depressive Disorder"[Mesh] OR "Anxiety"[Mesh] OR "Anxiety Disorders"[Mesh] OR "Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic"[Mesh] OR "Pain"[Mesh] OR "Pain Measurement"[Mesh] OR "Sleep"[Mesh] OR "Sleep Deprivation"[Mesh] OR "Sleep Disorders"[Mesh] OR "Rest"[Mesh] OR "Health"[Mesh] OR "Health Status Indicators"[Mesh] OR "Health Status"[Mesh] OR "stress, psychological"[mesh])

healthcare utilization -- keywords and mesh

The terms below represent the utilization concept only. I'm sure there are other important terms. This is a place to start.

keywords
((prevent*[tiab] AND (healthcare OR care)) OR screening[tiab] OR screen[tiab] OR screened[tiab] OR screens[tiab] OR utilization[tiab] OR utilisation[tiab] OR refuse[tiab] OR refusing[tiab] OR refused[tiab] OR refusal[tiab] OR refuses[tiab] OR drop-out*[tiab] OR dropout*[tiab] OR uptake[tiab] OR participat*[tiab] OR abscond*[tiab])


MeSH
("Patient Acceptance of Health Care"[Mesh] OR "Mass Screening"[Mesh] OR "Patient Dropouts"[Mesh])

NSAIDs -- keywords

Depending on the search, aspirin terms may need to be included in the search.  Also, including trade, scientific, and investigational names for each drug may be important in some cases.
 
(Nonsteroidal OR ((cyclo-oxygenase OR cyclooxygenase OR cox[tiab] OR cox-1 OR cox-2 OR cox1 OR cox2 ) AND inhibitor*) OR NSAID* OR coxib* OR Benoxaprofen* OR celecoxib* OR Carprofen OR Fenbufen OR Fenoprofen OR Flurbiprofen OR Ibuprofen OR Indoprofen OR Ketoprofen OR Ketorolac OR Loxoprofen OR Oxaprozin OR Pirprofen OR Suprofen* OR Tiaprofenic OR Aceclofenac OR Acemetacin OR Bromfenac OR Diclofenac OR Etodolac OR Indomethacin OR Nabumetone OR Sulindac OR Sulindac OR Tolmetin OR Zomepirac OR Floctafenine OR Flufenamic OR Meclofenamate OR Mefenamic OR Isoxicam OR Lornoxicam OR Meloxicam OR Piroxicam OR Sudoxicam OR Azapropazone OR Feprazone OR Oxyphenbutazone OR Phenylbutazone)

prevention -- keywords

prevent[tiab] OR prevents OR prevented OR preventing OR prevention[tiab] OR prophylax* OR prophylac* OR chemoprevent* OR thwart* OR "ward off" OR "ward-off" OR pre-emptive* OR preemptive* OR chemoprophyla* OR deter*

Many thanks to Marina Englesakis for suggesting pre-emptive*, preemptive*, and chemoprophyla*

Consider ORing in topic specific prophylaxis terms, e.g. thromboproph*

Consider ORing in the terms -- incidence OR incident -- perhaps in a multipart term --
(reduc* OR diminish* OR decreas* OR minimiz* OR minimis* ) AND (occur* OR inciden* or rate* OR odds OR likelihood OR develop* OR frequenc*)

Consider ORing in MeSH
"Antibiotic Prophylaxis"[mesh] OR "chemoprevention"[mesh] OR "premedication"[mesh] or "prevention and control"[sh]

safety keywords for drug-realated searches -- keywords

Not all of the listed terms are appropriate for all searches. Additional terms will be needed for many searches. For example, osteonecrosis/onj terms would need to be added to a search for the safety/adverse effects of bisphosphonates.

adverse OR "side effect" OR "side effects" OR "sentinel event" OR "sentinel events" OR hypersensitive OR hypersensitivity OR hypersensitivities OR sensitivity OR sensitivities OR allergic OR allergy OR allergies OR allergenic OR drug-induced OR  drug-related OR chemically-induced OR "drug reaction" OR "drug reactions" OR "drug interaction" OR "drug interactions" OR eruption* OR hive OR hives OR urticaria OR urticarial OR exanthem* OR rash OR rashes OR anaphyla* OR SJS[tiab] OR Stevens-Johnson OR "stevens johnson" OR "toxic epidermal necrolysis" OR irritant* OR extravasat* OR safe OR safety OR safely OR teratogen* OR carcinogen* OR epileptogen* OR nephrotoxic* OR hepatotoxic* OR cardiotoxic* OR toxic OR toxicity OR toxicities OR contraindicat* OR biohazard* OR hazard* OR danger OR dangers OR dangerous OR endanger* OR precaution* OR caution* OR "safety glasses" OR "protective clothing" OR gown OR gowns OR gowned OR gloved OR gloves OR respirator OR respirators OR hood OR hoods OR biocontain* OR exposure OR exposures

Friday, June 18, 2010

outcomes of supplementary interventions for cancer -- keywords and mesh

The following search strategy looks for outcome words/headings only:

outcome* OR ((treatment* OR chemotherap* OR protocol* OR regimen* OR drug OR drugs OR agent OR agents OR anti-neoplastic) AND (respond* OR response*)) OR failure* OR mortality OR fatal* OR death OR dead OR deaths OR "passed away" OR demise* OR Recurren* OR progression OR progressed OR relaps* OR growth OR grew OR growing OR remission* OR regression OR survival OR disease-free OR cure OR cures OR "quality of life" OR qol OR morbidit* OR adverse OR "side effect" OR "side effects" OR events OR nausea OR nauseous OR vomit* OR emesis OR comfort* OR pain OR painful OR painfree OR pain-free OR stress OR PTSD OR analges* OR narcotic OR opioid OR neuropath* OR toxicity OR toxic OR toxicities OR nephrotoxic* OR hepatotoxic* OR cardiotoxic* OR overdos* OR suicid* OR depression OR depressed OR anxiet* OR anxious OR fatigu* OR tired OR sleep OR sleeping OR sleeps OR slept OR insomnia OR insomniac OR rest OR resting OR health OR "Outcome Assessment Health Care "[Mesh] OR "Mortality"[Mesh] OR "mortality "[Subheading] OR "Survival"[Mesh] OR "Survival Analysis"[Mesh] OR "Remission Induction"[Mesh] OR "Remission, Spontaneous"[Mesh] OR "Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous"[Mesh] OR "adverse effects "[Subheading] OR "Sentinel Surveillance"[Mesh] OR "Drug Toxicity"[Mesh] OR "Quality of Life"[Mesh] OR "Vomiting"[Mesh] OR "Nausea"[Mesh] OR "Signs and Symptoms"[Mesh] OR "Depression"[Mesh] OR "Depressive Disorder"[Mesh] OR "Anxiety"[Mesh] OR "Anxiety Disorders"[Mesh] OR "Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic"[Mesh] OR "Pain"[Mesh] OR "Pain Measurement"[Mesh] OR "Sleep"[Mesh] OR "Sleep Deprivation"[Mesh] OR "Sleep Disorders"[Mesh] OR "Rest"[Mesh] OR "Health"[Mesh] OR "Health Status Indicators"[Mesh] OR "Health Status"[Mesh] OR "stress, psychological"[mesh]