This Radiofrequency Ablation therapy for hyperthyroidism_systmeticreview_20251215_readme.txt file was generated on 20251215 by Sarah Jones ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of Dataset: Radiofrequency Ablation therapy for hyperthyroidism Systematic Review Search Strategy 2. Author Information: Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Jobran Mansour, MD Institution: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Fox Chase Cancer Center Address: 3440 N. Broad Street Kresge West, 3rd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19140 Email: Jobran.Mansour@tuhs.temple.edu OCRID: N/A Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Pragnya Dontu, MD Institution: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Temple University Hospital – Main Campus Address: 3401 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140 Email: Pragnya.Dontu@tuhs.temple.edu ORCID: N/A Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Shweta Koul Institution: Temple University, Lewis Katz School of Medicine Address: 3440 North Broad Street, Suite 100 Kresge West, Philadelphia, PA 19140 Email: sheetal.koul@temple.edu ORCID: N/A Librarian Co-Author Contact Information Name: Sarah C Jones, MSLIS, MA Institution: Temple University Address: 1900 N 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122 Email:sjones@temple.edu Name: Travis Nace, MSLIS Institution: Temple University Address: Ginsburg Library 3400 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140 Email: travis.nace@temple.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1547-7288 3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date): 20251008 4. Geographic location of data collection (change default if needed): Charles Library, Temple University, 1900 N 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122 5. Information about funding sources or sponsorship that supported the collection of the data: N/A -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data, or limitations of reuse (If they don’t decide on a license, we can place an embargo up until they know): Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA License 2. Recommended citation for the data: Jones, S., Nace, T., Mansour, J., Dontu, P., and Koul, S. Search Strategies for a systematic review of Radiofrequency Ablation therapy for hyperthyroidism. December 15, 2025. Temple University Health Sciences Libraries, Evidence Synthesis and Systematic Review Service. 3. Citation for and links to publications that cite or use the data: Not available yet 4. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: N/A 5. Links/relationships to ancillary or related data sets: 6. Was data derived from another source? No If yes, list source(s): -------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW -------------------- 1. File list (filenames, directory structure (for zipped files) and brief description of all data files): A. Filename: 20251007_SystematicReview_Koul_FinalSearchResults.xlsx Short description: Search strategy details only-Contains PRISMA flow diagram counts, search strategies completed on 20250924 B. Filename: RFA_Results.csv Short description: Cover sheet of search detail contains data for PRISMA flow diagram or chart [https://www.prisma-statement.org/prisma-2020-flow-diagram] C. Filename: RFA_Strategies.csv Short description: Search Strategies for review including sources: PubMed (NLM), Embase (Elsevier), Web of Science Core Collection(Clarivate Analytics), Cochrane Central (Wiley), CINAHL (EbscoHost), Clinicaltrials.gov, and Europe PMC D. Filename: 234_Rayyan_Koul_2580.txt Short description: deduplicated citation file, is compatible with Rayyan or other citation managers, contains 2,580 citations. 2. Relationship between files, if important for context: 234_Rayyan_Koul_2580.txt contains all of the citations to deposit into Rayyan or other systematic review screening tools such as Covidence or Abstrackr. Files B and C are contained as tabs in file A and are provided as separate csv files. 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: N/A 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? yes/no If yes, list versions: No Name of file that was updated: i. Why was the file updated? ii. When was the file updated? Name of file that was updated: i. Why was the file updated? ii. When was the file updated? -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: To identify studies to include or consider for this systematic review, the review team worked with librarian (SJ) to develop detailed search strategies for each database. The PRISMA-ScR extension was followed for search reporting. The librarian (SJ) developed the search for PubMed 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 (CE) following the Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies (PRESS checklist). The databases included in this search are: PubMed (NLM), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Wiley), Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate Analytics), CINAHL (Ebscohost), and EMBASE (Elsevier), using a combination of keywords and subject headings. A grey literature search included Clinical Trials Registry (https://clinicaltrials.gov/) and Europe PMC (https://europepmc.org/). All final searches were performed on September 24, 2025 by the librarian and were fully reported on October 8, 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 1809 to 9/24/25 (837 results) Embase from 1974 to 9/24/25 (1815 results) Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate Analytics) from 1900 to 9/24/25 (821 results) Cochrane Central (Wiley) from inception to 9/24/25 (61 results) CINAHL (EbscoHost) from 1976 to 9/24/25 (130 results) Clinicaltrials.gov from inception to 9/24/25 (5 results) Europe PMC from inception to 9/24/25 (146 results) The search resulted in 3,815 studies. 1,235 duplicate studies were found and omitted by the librarian (SJ) using EndNote 21.This resulted in 2,580 records to screen from databases or registers. 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. 2. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: The citations can be deposited into a systematic review software for screening and is formatted for importing into Rayyan [https://www. rayyan.ai], a free screening tool. The file is also compatible with the Covidence (requires a subscription or free trial) [https://www.covidence.org/systematic] review screening tool. 3. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: N/A 4. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Sarah Jones, MSLIS, MA, Temple University Libraries and Travis Nace, MSLIS, Temple University Libraries -conducted searches, deduplication of records, compilation of search records and reporting. ———————————————————— DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: 234_Rayyan_Koul_2580.txt ———————————————————— 1. Number of databases searched: 5 databases, 2 grey literature sources 2. Number of citations: Rayyan file contains 2,580 citations from databases (after deduped via Endnote 21). 3. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: File is compatible to import to Rayyan and citation manager tools