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Table 2 Search keywords, inclusion and exclusion criteria for literature searches

From: Analgesia in the emergency department: a GRADE-based evaluation of research evidence and recommendations for practice

Search Terms

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Pain*

Randomized controlled trials

Case studies, primary research

Therapy

Systematic reviews

Published prior to the year 1990

Treatment

Meta-analyses

Oncology-related treatments

Emergency medicine*

Clinical trials

 

Emergency service hospital*

Cohort studies

 

Adult*

Published from year 1990-present

 

Analgesia

Adults (18 years and older)

 

Therapeutics*

  
  1. * MeSH search terms
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Critical Care

ISSN: 1364-8535