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Myers ER, Bastian LA, Havrilesky LJ, et al. Management of Adnexal Mass. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2006 Feb. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 130.)
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Search Strategy 1: pelvic exam performance
(developed and run by McCrory and Myers on September 10, 2004)
Database: Ovid MEDLINE(R) <1966 to September Week 1 2004>
Search Strategy:
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- 1.
pelvic exam.mp.(53)
- 2.
(bimanual adj pelvic).mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance, mesh subject heading] (25)
- 3.
(physical exam and pelvis).mp.(7)
- 4.
“diagnostic techniques, obstetrical and gynecological”/ or culdoscopy/ or laparoscopy/ or physical examination/ (45383)
- 5.
physical examination/ (18265)
- 6.
Ovarian Cysts/ or Ovarian Neoplasms/ or Genital Neoplasms, Female/ or Adnexal Diseases/ or adnexal mass.mp. (48599)
- 7.
exp Ovarian Cysts/ or exp Ovarian Neoplasms/ or Genital Neoplasms, Female/ or Adnexal Diseases/ or adnexal mass.mp. (53879)
- 8.
exp fallopian tube diseases/ (4449)
- 9.
5 and (7 or 8) (124)
- 10.
(or/1–3) and (or/7–8) (18)
- 11.
9 and 10 (5)
- 12.
“diagnostic techniques, obstetrical and gynecological”/ and (or/7–8) (8)
- 13.
culdoscopy/ and (or/7–8) (52)
- 14.
or/1–3,9–10 (204)
- 15.
limit 14 to (human and english language and yr=1980 - 2004) (147)
- 16.
from 15 keep 1–147 (147)
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Search Strategy 2: test performance
Developed and run by McCrory on September 28, 2004
Database: Ovid MEDLINE(R) <1966 to September Week 3 2004>
Search Strategy:
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- 1.
(vagin$ adj ultraso$).mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance, mesh subject heading] (1391)
- 2.
(adnex$ adj2 mas$).mp. (873)
- 3.
(pelvi$ adj mas$).mp. (1537)
- 4.
(ovar$ adj mas$).mp. (1479)
- 5.
or/2–4 (3696)
- 6.
“sensitivity and specificity”/ (121128)
- 7.
6 and 1 (132)
- 8.
6 and 5 (316)
- 9.
7 or 8 (431)
- 10.
limit 9 to (human and english language) (387)
- 11.
from 10 keep 1–387 (387)
- 12.
(ovar$ adj tumo$).mp. (11435)
- 13.
12 and 6 (405)
- 14.
ROC Curve/ (7282)
- 15.
13 and 14 (27)
- 16.
from 15 keep 4,7,9,15,19–20,22–23,27 (9)
- 17.
from 15 keep 22–23,27 (3)
- 18.
16 not 11 (4)
- 19.
11 or 18 (391)
- 20.
limit 19 to yr=1980 - 2004 (391)
- 21.
from 20 keep 1–391 (391)
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Search Strategy 3: predictive models
(strategy developed and run by McCrory on September 29, 2004)
Database: Ovid MEDLINE(R) <1966 to September Week 3 2004>
Search Strategy:
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- 1.
(vagin$ adj ultraso$).mp. [mp=title, original title, abstract, name of substance, mesh subject heading] (1391)
- 2.
(adnex$ adj2 mas$).mp. (873)
- 3.
(pelvi$ adj mas$).mp. (1537)
- 4.
(ovar$ adj mas$).mp. (1479)
- 5.
or/2–4 (3696)
- 6.
“sensitivity and specificity”/ (121128)
- 7.
6 and 1 (132)
- 8.
6 and 5 (316)
- 9.
7 or 8 (431)
- 10.
limit 9 to (human and english language) (387)
- 11.
predictive value of tests/ (56850)
- 12.
Risk Assessment/ (47548)
- 13.
roc curve/ (7282)
- 14.
“Multivariate Analysis”/ (31714)
- 15.
or/11–14 (136223)
- 16.
15 and 5 (260)
- 17.
16 not 9 (142)
- 18.
limit 17 to (human and english language) (131)
- 19.
from 18 keep 1–131 (131)
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- Appendix A: Exact Search Strings - Management of Adnexal MassAppendix A: Exact Search Strings - Management of Adnexal Mass
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