This search was used to inform a systematic review on Abortion using Misoprostol alone. Spontaneous Abortions (Miscarriages) were included in the search.
Main subjects
Abortion
Search result
"VHL Regional Portal"
Search strategy
iAHx search strategy
N/A
Search strategy (Pubmed)
Observation
Combing just #2 AND #3 is specific to the topic.
Including Abortifacient agents for #1 includes the use of these agents for ectopic pregancies and also the ones for pregnancy loss
pregnancy loss is to be included - pregnancy loss, prengnacy failure or miscarriage terms
Embryotomy brings in more animal literaure.
Look into ectopic pregnancies - abortions might be termed differently can replace abortifacient agents with ectopic terms
Search strategy
"abortion, induced"[MeSH Terms] OR “Abortion, Criminal"[Mesh] OR "Abortion Applicants"[Mesh] OR "Abortion Applicants"[Mesh] OR "Abortifacient Agents"[Mesh] OR "Abortion, Spontaneous"[Mesh] OR abortion*[tw] OR Embryotom*[tiab] OR "pregnancy terminated"[Tiab:~5] OR "pregnancy termination"[Tiab:~5] OR "pregnancies terminated"[Tiab:~5] OR "pregnancies termination"[Tiab:~5] OR "pregnancy terminating"[Tiab:~5] OR "pregnancies terminating"[Tiab:~5] OR "pregnancy aborted"[tiab:~5 ] OR "pregnancy aborted"[tiab:~5] OR "pregnancy abortive"[tiab:~5] OR "pregnancy abort"[tiab:~5] OR "pregnancy abortificient"[tiab:~5] OR "pregnancies aborted"[tiab:~5] OR "pregnancies abortive"[tiab:~5] OR "pregnancies abort"[tiab:~5] OR "pregnancies abortificient"[tiab:~5] OR "Postconception Fertility Control"[TIAB] OR Embryotomies[TIAB] OR Embryotomy[TIAB] OR "Pregnancy loss"[tiab:~3] OR "Pregnancy failure"[tiab:~3] OR miscarriage*[tiab]
Search strategy (Cochrane)
Observation
Cochrane central doesn't allow number phrases without ""
Search strategy
#1 MeSH descriptor: [Abortion, Spontaneous] explode all trees 1369
#2 MeSH descriptor: [Abortion, Induced] explode all trees 1524
#3 MeSH descriptor: [Abortifacient Agents] explode all trees 880
#4 (abortion OR abortions OR miscarriage* post-conception-fertility-control):ti,ab,kw 9935
#5 (pregnan* NEAR/5 (abort* OR terminat*)):ti,ab,kw 3876
#6 (pregnan* NEAR/2 (loss* OR failure*)):ti,ab,kw 1435
#7 #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 OR #6 11579
Search strategy (other databases)
Observation
Search Strategy Expression I: EMBASE ELSEVIER
Search strategy
'abortion'/exp OR 'pregnancy termination'/exp OR 'abortive agent'/exp OR (Embryotomies OR Embryotomy):ti,ab,kw OR (abortion OR abortions OR miscarriage* post-conception-fertility-control):ti,ab,kw OR (pregnan* NEAR/5 (abort* OR terminat*)):ti,ab,kw,de OR (pregnan* NEAR/2 (loss* OR failure*)):ti,ab,kw,de
