Search Strategies for a Scoping Review of Epidemiological Characteristics of Xylazine
Walchak, Adam Stratton-Moore, Alex Mejia, Natalia
Walchak, Adam
Stratton-Moore, Alex
Mejia, Natalia
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To identify studies to include in this scoping review, the review team worked with a librarian (CE) to develop detailed search strategies for each database. The PRISMA-S extension was followed for search reporting. The librarian (CE) developed the search for the PubMed (NLM) database and translated the search for every database searched. The PubMed (NLM) search strategy was reviewed by the research team to check for accuracy and term relevancy. All final searches were peer-reviewed by another librarian (TN) following the Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies (PRESS) checklist. When possible, the search was limited to Humans to avoid capturing articles that reference the use of xylazine as a veterinary drug. For the Web of Science database, the Humans filter used in this search was borrowed from the University of Tasmania research guide, available at this address (https://utas.libguides.com/SystematicReviews/SearchLimits).
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To identify studies to include in this scoping review, the review team worked with a librarian (CE) to develop detailed search strategies for each database. The PRISMA-S extension was followed for search reporting. The librarian (CE) developed the search for the PubMed (NLM) database and translated the search for every database searched. The PubMed (NLM) search strategy was reviewed by the research team to check for accuracy and term relevancy. All final searches were peer-reviewed by another librarian (TN) following the Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies (PRESS) checklist. When possible, the search was limited to Humans to avoid capturing articles that reference the use of xylazine as a veterinary drug. For the Web of Science database, the Humans filter used in this search was borrowed from the University of Tasmania research guide, available at this address (https://utas.libguides.com/SystematicReviews/SearchLimits).
The databases included in this search are PubMed (NLM), Embase (Elsevier), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate), and Public Health Database (ProQuest), using a combination of keywords and subject headings. A grey literature search included EuropePMC (http://europepmc.org). All final searches were performed on March 6, 2026, by the librarian and were fully reported on March 6, 2026. The full search strategies as reported by the librarian are provided in Appendix(___). They are also archived at [DOI].
A summary of the search results:
PubMed (NLM) from 1809 to March 6, 2026 (190 results)
Embase (Elsevier) from 1974 to March 6, 2026 (556 results)
CINAHL (EBSCOhost) from 1976 to March 6, 2026 (651 results)
Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate) from 1900 to March 6, 2026 (585 results)
Public Health Database (ProQuest) from 1934 to March 6, 2026 (58 results)
EuropePMC (http://europepmc.org) from 2007 to March 6, 2026 (28 results)
The search resulted in 2,068 studies. 400 duplicate studies were found and omitted by the librarian (CE) using EndNote 21 and following the Bramer duplicate identification strategy (Bramer, W. M., Giustini, D., de Jonge, G. B., Holland, L., & Bekhuis, T. (2016). De-duplication of database search results for systematic reviews in EndNote. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 104(3), 240–243. https://doi.org/10.3163/1536-5050.104.3.014). This resulted in 1,646 records to screen from databases and 22 records to screen from websites, resulting in a total of 1,668 records. Studies were screened by title and abstract by two blinded and independent reviewers. If a tiebreaker was needed, a third reviewer was called in. This process was repeated for full text article screening and article selection.
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Eger, Courtney L. (Librarian), Patel, Sameer (Principle Investigator), Walchak, Adam (Co-Investigator), et al. Search Strategies for a Scoping Review of Epidemiological Characteristics of Xylazine. 20260306. Temple University Libraries, Evidence Synthesis and Systematic Review Service. TUScholarShare. https://doi.org/10.34944/e765-t760
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