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THE CONTRIBUTION OF DIFFERENT INFORMATION SOURCES TO IDENTIFY ADVERSE EFFECTS OF A MEDICAL DEVICE: A CASE STUDY USING A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF SPINAL FUSION

Part of: Special Collection - Methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2014

Su Golder ,
Kath Wright  and
Mark Rodgers
Su Golder
Affiliation:
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD), University of York, Yorksu.golder@york.ac.uk
Kath Wright
Affiliation:
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD), University of York, Yorksu.golder@york.ac.uk
Mark Rodgers
Affiliation:
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD), University of York, Yorksu.golder@york.ac.uk
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Abstract

Background: The most effective sources to search to identify adverse effects data for medical devices are currently unknown.

Methods: The included studies from a systematic review of the safety of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) for spinal fusion were used for analysis. For each source searched, a record was made for each relevant publication of whether it was retrieved by the search strategy used and whether it was available in the database but not retrieved. To account for multiple publications of the same study, a record was made of the relevant studies identified. The sensitivity, precision, and number needed to read were calculated as well as the minimum combination of sources to identify all the publications or studies.

Results: There were eighty-two publications (forty-nine studies) included in the systematic review. Only one article was available in a database searched but not retrieved by our search strategy. Science Citation Index (SCI) and EMBASE both achieved the highest sensitivity (62 percent), followed closely by MEDLINE/PubMED (56 percent). With the search strategies used, the minimum combination of sources needed to identify all the publications was SCI, EMBASE, CENTRAL, and either MEDLINE or PubMED, in addition to reference checking, contacting authors and an automated current awareness service. In relation to identifying all the relevant studies, the minimum combination of studies was similar with the exclusion of CENTRAL.

Conclusions: To identify all the relevant publications or studies included in this case study systematic review, several different sources needed to be searched.

Keywords

Adverse effectsSystematic reviewMeta-analysisInformation storage and retrievalBibliographic databases
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , October 2014 , pp. 423 - 429
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