Surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults
Appendices
Appendix 1. Sources and search methods for the Cochrane Airways Group's Specialised Register (CAGR)
Electronic searches: core databases
| Database | Frequency of search |
| MEDLINE (Ovid) | Weekly |
| Embase (Ovid) | Weekly |
| CENTRAL (The Cochrane Library) | Monthly |
| PsycINFO (Ovid) | Monthly |
| CINAHL (EBSCO) | Monthly |
| AMED (EBSCO) | Monthly |
Handsearches: core respiratory conference abstracts
| Conference | Years searched |
| American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) | 2001 onwards |
| American Thoracic Society (ATS) | 2001 onwards |
| Asia Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR) | 2004 onwards |
| British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting (BTS) | 2000 onwards |
| Chest Meeting | 2003 onwards |
| European Respiratory Society (ERS) | 1992, 1994, 2000 onwards |
| International Primary Care Respiratory Group Congress (IPCRG) | 2002 onwards |
| Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) | 1999 onwards |
MEDLINE search strategy used to identify trials for the CAGR
Sleep apnoea search
1. exp Sleep Apnea Syndromes/
2. (sleep$ adj3 (apnoea$ or apnoea$)).mp.
3. (hypopnoea$ or hypopnoea$).mp.
4. OSA.mp.
5. SHS.mp.
6. OSAHS.mp.
7. or/1‐6
Filter to identify RCTs
1. exp "clinical trial [publication type]"/
2. (randomised or randomised).ab,ti.
3. placebo.ab,ti.
4. dt.fs.
5. randomly.ab,ti.
6. trial.ab,ti.
7. groups.ab,ti.
8. or/1‐7
9. Animals/
10. Humans/
11. 9 not (9 and 10)
12. 8 not 11
The MEDLINE strategy and RCT filter (Lefebvre 2011) are adapted to identify trials in other electronic databases.
Appendix 2. Search strategy to identify relevant trials from the Cochrane Airways Trials Register
#1 SLP:MISC1
#2 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
#3 sleep near3 (apnea* or apnoea*)
#4 (hypopnea* or hypopnoea*)
#5 (OSA OR SHS OR OSAHS:TI,AB)
#6 (#1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5)
#7 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Nasal Surgical Procedures Explode All
#8 Septoplasty or rhinoplasty or polypectomy
#9 (nasal* or intranasal* or sinonasal* or paranasal*) NEAR (surg*)
#10 endoscopic* NEAR surg*
#11 turbinectomy
#12 turbinate* NEAR surg*
#13 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Oral Surgical Procedures Explode All
#14 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Surgery, Oral Explode All
#15 (oral* or oropharyngeal* or nasopharyngeal*) NEAR surg*
#16 uvulopalatopharyngoplasty or uppp or uvpp or upp or palatoplasty or pharyngoplasty or palatopharyngoplasty or ppp or uvulopalatoplasty or LAUP
#17 adenoidectomy or tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy
#18 palat* NEAR (advancement * or implant*)
#19 intrapalat* NEAR resection
#20 (tori OR torus) NEAR (excis* or remov* or reduc* or surg*)
#21 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Tongue
#22 tongue* NEAR (reduc* or ablation or advanc* or stabili* or suspens*)
#23 glossectomy
#24 genioglossus NEAR advanc*
#25 hyoid* NEAR (suspension or myotomy)
#26 sagittal NEAR osteotomy
#27 (maxillomandibular* or maxillary* or mandibular*) NEAR (advanc* or osteotomy)
#28 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Tracheotomy
#29 tracheotomy or tracheostomy or epiglottoplasty
#30 orthognathic
#31 #7 or #8 or #9 or #10 or #11 or #12 or #13 or #14 or #15 or #16 or #17 or #18 or #19 or #20 or #21 or #22 or #23 or #24 or #25 or #26 or #27 or #28 or #29 or #30
#32 #6 AND #31
#33 (#32) AND (INREGISTER)
[in search line #1, MISC1 denotes the field in the record where the reference has been coded for condition
