Mechanical cough augmentation techniques in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease
Appendices
Appendix 1. MEDLINE (OvidSP) search strategy
DRAFT STRATEGY
Database: Ovid MEDLINE(R) <1946 to November Week 1 2014>
Search Strategy:
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1 randomized controlled trial.pt. (399610)
2 controlled clinical trial.pt. (90639)
3 randomized.ab. (294664)
4 placebo.ab. (154739)
5 drug therapy.fs. (1783968)
6 randomly.ab. (206726)
7 trial.ab. (306795)
8 groups.ab. (1313596)
9 or/1‐8 (3363515)
10 exp animals/ not humans.sh. (4092437)
11 9 not 10 (2865537)
12 exp Motor Neuron Disease/ (20976)
13 (moto$1 neuron$1 disease$1 or moto neuron$1 disease$1).mp. (6513)
14 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.mp. (17523)
15 ((Lou Gehrig$1 adj5 syndrome$1) or (Lou Gehrig$1 adj5 disease)).mp. (112)
16 charcot disease.tw. (18)
17 or/12‐16 (25416)
18 insufflation/ (1607)
19 (insufflation or exsufflation).mp. (5268)
20 (cough adj1 assist$).tw. (85)
21 (cough adj2 augment$).tw. (37)
22 MI‐E.mp. (30)
23 lung volume recruitment.mp. (47)
24 breath stacking.mp. (14)
25 or/18‐24 (5407)
26 11 and 17 and 25 (15)
27 remove duplicates from 26 (13)
