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Embase® is a registered trademark of Elsevier BV.
Presented by Ian Crowlesmith
24 September 2014i.crowlesmith@elsevier.com
Systematic literature reviews for Medical Devices made Easy
Embase® is a registered trademark of Elsevier BV.
Presented by Ian Crowlesmith
24 September 2014i.crowlesmith@elsevier.com
Systematic literature reviews for Medical Devices made Easy
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NEED TO KNOW
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• Use ‘Ask a question’for questions and comments
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Opportunity for Q&A after the presentation
Embase® is a registered trademark of Elsevier BV.
AGENDA
1. Finding Systematic Reviews2. Finding primary studies3. Medical Devices on Embase4. Device Search: fields &
filters 5. Medical Device subheadings6. More on adverse effects
Systematic literature reviews for Medical Devices made Easy
Embase® is a registered trademark of Elsevier BV.
AGENDA
1. Finding Systematic Reviews
2. Finding primary studies3. Medical Devices on Embase4. Device search: fields &
filters 5. Medical Device subheadings6. More on adverse effects
Systematic literature reviews for Medical Devices made Easy
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FINDING SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
CHOOSING A TOPIC
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FINDING SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
CORE ARTICLE => SEARCH STRATEGY
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FINDING SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
CORE ARTICLE => SEARCH STRATEGY
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FINDING SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS FOUND (4X)
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Let’s have a look at this one
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FINDING SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
REPRESENTATIVE ARTICLE
Ian Crowlesmith | 24 September 2014 | Systematic Reviews for Medical Devices made Easy
Embase® is a registered trademark of Elsevier BV.
AGENDA
1. Finding Systematic Reviews2. Finding primary studies3. Medical Devices on Embase4. Device Search: fields &
filters 5. Medical Device subheadings6. More on adverse effects
Systematic literature reviews for Medical Devices made Easy
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FINDING PRIMARY STUDIES
USING THE SAME TOPIC
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FINDING PRIMARY STUDIES
USING PICO
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Search topic: Participants: Patients at risk for dysphagia (problems with swallowing) and aspiration
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FINDING PRIMARY STUDIES
USING PICO
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Search topic: Participants:
Interventions: All kinds of screening test, specifically swallowing tests, both with and without instrumentation (medical devices)
Patients at risk for dysphagia (problems with swallowing) and aspiration
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FINDING PRIMARY STUDIES
USING PICO
Ian Crowlesmith | 24 September 2014 | Systematic Reviews for Medical Devices made Easy
Search topic:
All kinds of screening test, specifically swallowing tests, both with and without instrumentation (medical devices)
Patients at risk for dysphagia (problems with swallowing) and aspiration
Participants:
Interventions:
Comparisons: Direct comparison between different interventions
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FINDING PRIMARY STUDIES
USING PICO
Ian Crowlesmith | 24 September 2014 | Systematic Reviews for Medical Devices made Easy
Search topic: Participants:
Interventions:
Comparisons:
Outcomes: Ideally, we are looking for diagnostic test accuracy studies, but otherwise any results on diagnostic accuracy or showing differential sensitivity and specificity are of interest.
Patients at risk for dysphagia (problems with swallowing) and aspiration
All kinds of screening test, specifically swallowing tests, both with and without instrumentation (medical devices)
Direct comparison between different interventions
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FINDING PRIMARY STUDIES
SEARCH STRATEGY
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FINDING PRIMARY STUDIES
SEARCH RESULT (EXAMPLE)
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Embase® is a registered trademark of Elsevier BV.
AGENDA
1. Finding Systematic Reviews2. Finding primary studies3. Medical Devices on
Embase4. Device Search: fields &
filters 5. Medical Device subheadings6. More on adverse effects
Systematic literature reviews for Medical Devices made Easy
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GENERAL AND MEDICAL DEVICES ON EMBASE
CLASSIFICATION IN EMTREE
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••• (22 terms/categories omitted)
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GENERAL AND MEDICAL DEVICES ON EMBASE
COVERAGE (1947 – PRESENT)
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1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 20100
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
Records per year
Embase® is a registered trademark of Elsevier BV.
AGENDA
1. Finding Systematic Reviews2. Finding primary studies3. Medical Devices on Embase4. Device Search: fields &
filters 5. Medical Device subheadings6. More on adverse effects
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GENERAL AND MEDICAL DEVICES ON EMBASE
DEVICES UNIQUELY COVERED ON EMBASE
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SEARCHING FOR DEVICES
DEVICE TRADE NAMES & MANUFACTURERS
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SEARCHING FOR DEVICES
FILTERING ON DEVICE MANUFACTURERS
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SEARCHING FOR DEVICES
FILTERING ON DEVICE TRADE NAMES
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DEVICE SEARCH
DEVICE TRADE NAMES FILTER (RESULT)
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SEARCHING FOR DEVICES
OTHER USEFUL FILTERS
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DEVICE SEARCH
“CYPHER” IDENTIFIED AS A DRUG ELUTING (CORONARY) STENT
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SEARCHING FOR DEVICES
DEVICE TRADE NAME & MANUFACTURER INDEXING (EXAMPLE)
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Source record
Embase® is a registered trademark of Elsevier BV.
AGENDA
1. Finding Systematic Reviews2. Finding primary studies3. Medical Devices on Embase4. Device Search: fields &
filters 5. Medical Device
subheadings6. More on adverse effects
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MEDICAL DEVICE SUBHEADINGS
FOUR NEW SUBHEADINGS INTRODUCED IN 2014
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MEDICAL DEVICE SUBHEADINGS
DEVICE COMPARISON
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MEDICAL DEVICE SUBHEADINGS
DEVICE COMPARISON (INDEXING)
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MEDICAL DEVICE SUBHEADINGS
ADVERSE DEVICE EFFECT (INDEXING)
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MEDICAL DEVICE SUBHEADINGS
ADVERSE DEVICE EFFECT (SEARCHING)
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MEDICAL DEVICE SUBHEADINGS
ADVERSE DEVICE EFFECT (RESULTS)
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MEDICAL DEVICE SUBHEADINGS
ADVERSE DEVICE EFFECT => COMPLICATION
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MEDICAL DEVICE SUBHEADINGS
ADVERSE DEVICE EFFECT (INDEXING)
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Embase® is a registered trademark of Elsevier BV.
AGENDA
1. Finding Systematic Reviews2. Finding primary studies3. Medical Devices on Embase4. Device Search: fields &
filters 5. Medical Device subheadings6. More on adverse effects
Systematic literature reviews for Medical Devices made Easy
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MORE ON ADVERSE EFFECTS
USING FREE TEXT
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complication adverse failure allergy reaction damage
injury toxicity infection bleeding thrombosis infarction
reinfarction accident loosening pain embolism erosion
hemorrhage hypersensitivity constipation incontinence
discharge discomfort perforation dysuria blood-loss
voiding wear irritation granuloma aneurysm trauma
deformation etc etc etc !
complication adverse failure allergy reaction damage
injury toxicity infection bleeding thrombosis infarction
reinfarction accident loosening pain embolism erosion
hemorrhage hypersensitivity constipation incontinence
discharge discomfort perforation dysuria blood-loss
voiding wear irritation granuloma aneurysm trauma
deformation etc etc etc !
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MORE ON ADVERSE EFFECTS
EMTREE AS A SEARCH AID
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MORE ON ADVERSE EFFECTS
RESULTS USING FREE TEXT
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MORE ON ADVERSE EFFECTS
USING THE DISEASES FILTER
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SEARCHING FOR ADVERSE EFFECTS
USING “COMPLICATION” AS A SUBHEADING
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SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEWS OF MEDICAL DEVICES
SUMMARY : WHAT HAS BEEN COVERED
Search using Subheadings
• Four new subheadings for medical devices added in 2014
• Disease subheading ‘complication’ available for older records
• Additional results are retrieved using Emtree terms / keywords
Medical Devices on Embase
• More medical device terminology, now with over 3,000 terms
• Device trade names in Emtree, now with over 1,000 synonyms
• Device Search / Search filters for easy access to the most relevant information
Systematic Reviews
• Search for systematic reviews using EBM limits and index terms
• Search for primary studies using PICO to identify relevant studies
• Diagnostic tests: identify key results using ‘diagnostic test accuracy study’
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THANK YOU ANY
QUESTIONS?
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Ian Crowlesmith
Senior Product Manager, Content Development
i.crowlesmith@elsevier.com
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