Search Strategies for a Rapid Scoping Review for Trends in Medical Malpractice in the Field of Obstetrics
Rose, Marisa Manem, Nihita Hurban, Helaina N Saxena, Neha
Rose, Marisa
Manem, Nihita
Hurban, Helaina N
Saxena, Neha
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2025-04-01
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https://doi.org/10.34944/qme2-r332
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To identify studies to include or consider for this rapid scoping review, the review team worked with a librarian (CE) to develop detailed search strategies for each database. The PRISMA 2020 statement was followed for search reporting. The librarian (CE) developed the search for PubMed (NLM) and translated the search for every database searched. The PubMed search strategy was reviewed by the research team to check for accuracy and term relevancy. All final searches were peer-reviewed by another librarian (SB). The search was limited by date from 1995 to present, to articles written in the English language, and to the geographical location of North America. The researchers agreed on these limitations so that they could focus on legal issues locally in the United States to find the current state of malpractice suits.
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To identify studies to include or consider for this rapid scoping review, the review team worked with a librarian (CE) to develop detailed search strategies for each database. The PRISMA 2020 statement was followed for search reporting. The librarian (CE) developed the search for PubMed (NLM) and translated the search for every database searched. The PubMed search strategy was reviewed by the research team to check for accuracy and term relevancy. All final searches were peer-reviewed by another librarian (SB). The search was limited by date from 1995 to present, to articles written in the English language, and to the geographical location of North America. The researchers agreed on these limitations so that they could focus on legal issues locally in the United States to find the current state of malpractice suits.
The databases included in this search are PubMed (NLM) and Embase (Elsevier), using a combination of keywords and subject headings. A grey literature search included Europe PMC (https://europepmc.org/) and MedNar (https://mednar.com/mednar). All final searches were performed on February 25, 2025, by the librarian and were fully reported on February 26, 2025. 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 1995 to 2025-02-25 (1,533 results)
Embase (Elsevier) from 1995 to 2025-02-25 (4,031 results)
Europe PMC from 1995 to 2025-02-25 (58 results)
MedNar from 2005 to 2025-02-25 (394 results on the Medical tab)
The search resulted in 6,016 studies. 723 duplicate studies were found and omitted by the librarian (CE) using EndNote 21 and following the Bramer duplicate identification strategy. This resulted in 4,850 records to screen from databases and 443 records to screen from other methods, resulting in a total of 5,293 records.
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Eger, C. L., Nace, T., Rose, M. (2025, Feb 25). Search Strategies for a Rapid Scoping Review for Trends in Medical Malpractice in the Field of Obstetrics. Temple University Health Sciences Libraries, Evidence Synthesis and Systematic Review Service.
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