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Sharma M, Clark H, Armour T, et al. Acute Stroke: Evaluation and Treatment. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2005 Jul. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 127.)

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Appendix A. Search Strategies

Search Strategy 1

Ovid Medline

1.

Intracranial Thrombosis/ or Cerebral Infarction/ or Cerebral Hemorrhage/ or Cerebrovascular Accident/

2.

“Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis”/

3.

Intracranial Embolism/

4.

Brain Ischemia/

5.

ischemic stroke$.tw.

6.

cva.mp.

7.

or/1–6

8.

Intracranial Thrombosis/ or Cerebral Infarction/ or Cerebral Hemorrhage/ or Cerebrovascular Accident/ or “Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis”/ or Intracranial Embolism/ or Stroke/ or Brain Ischemia/

9.

(stroke or cva).mp.

10.

or/8–9

11.

Intracranial Thrombosis/ or Cerebral Infarction/ or Cerebral Hemorrhage/ or Cerebrovascular Accident/ or “Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis”/ or Intracranial Embolism/

12.

stroke/

13.

exp Intracranial Hemorrhages/

14.

(cerebrovascular$ or cerebral vascular or stroke).tw.

15.

(haemorrhag$ or hemorrhag$ or haematom$ or hematom$).mp.

16.

(ich or cva).mp.

17.

(primary intracerebral hemorrhage or pich).mp.

18.

(haemorrhag$ or hemorrhag$ or haematom$ or hematom$).mp.

19.

exp brain/

20.

(cerebr$ or intracerebral or intracran$ or parenchymal or brain).tw.

21.

18 and (19 or 20)

22.

or/11–17,21

23.

*subarachnoid hemorrhage/ or *subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic/

24.

*Tissue Plasminogen Activator/

25.

22 not (23 or 24)

26.

exp surgery/

27.

surgery.hw. or surgery.kw.

28.

surg$.mp.

29.

endoscop$.mp.

30.

craniotom$.mp.

31.

stereotactic.mp.

32.

ventricular drain$.mp.

33.

intraoperative ultras$.mp.

34.

neuroprotective.mp.

35.

or/26–34

36.

25 and 35

37.

*Cardiac Surgical Procedures/

38.

*Coronary Artery Bypass/

39.

*Coronary Disease/

40.

*Aortic Valve Stenosis/

41.

*Endarterectomy, Carotid/

42.

or/37–41

43.

42 not (11 or 12 or 13)

44.

36 not 43

45.

Antihypertensive Agents/ or Hypertension/ or Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/

46.

antihypertensive treatment.mp.

47.

antihypertensive$.tw.

48.

(angiotensin-converting enzyme or ace).tw.

49.

Labetalol/

50.

36894-69-6.rn.

51.

(Chlortalidone or Hydrochlorotiazide).tw.

52.

(Atenolol or Propranolol or metoprolol or carvedilol or labetalol or pindolol or bisoprolol).tw.

53.

(Enalapril or lisinopril or captopril or ramipril or benazepril).tw.

54.

(losartan or candesartan or valsartan).tw.

55.

(nifedipine or nicardipine or amlodipine or isradipine or varapamil or felodipine or diltiazem).tw.

56.

(nitroprusside or clonidine or terazosin$ or doxazosin$).tw.

57.

or/45–56

58.

*subarachnoid hemorrhage/ or *subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic/

59.

*Tissue Plasminogen Activator/

60.

57 not (58 or 59)

61.

60 and 25

62.

injections, intra-arterial/

63.

intraarterial.tw.

64.

intra arterial.tw.

65.

or/62–64

66.

thromboly$.tw.

67.

thrombolytic therapy/

68.

(iat or ia).tw.

69.

exp Tissue Plasminogen Activator/

70.

tPA.mp.

71.

Activase.tw.

72.

alteplase.tw.

73.

clot dissolv$.tw.

74.

reperfusion therapy.tw.

75.

reteplase.tw.

76.

tenecteplase.tw.

77.

tissue plasminogen activator.tw.

78.

tPA.tw.

79.

EC-3-4-21-68.rn.

80.

or/66–79

81.

65 and 80

82.

blood glucose.mp.

83.

Blood Glucose/

84.

serum glucose.mp.

85.

blood sugar.tw.

86.

((blood or serum) adj2 (sugar or glucose)).mp.

87.

Hyperglycemia/

88.

Hypoglycemia/

89.

or/82–88

90.

((mechanical or ultrason$) adj (clot$ or disrupt$)).mp.

91.

ultrasonic therapy/

92.

Angioplasty/ or Angioplasty, Balloon/

93.

endovascular intervention$.tw.

94.

snare manipulation.tw.

95.

guidewire.tw.

96.

mechanical thromboly$.tw.

97.

mechanical recanalization.mp.

98.

(percutaneous transluminal angioplast$ or pta).tw.

99.

cerebral angiograph$/

100.

or/90–99

101.

exp Tissue Plasminogen Activator/

102.

tPA.mp.

103.

Activase.tw.

104.

alteplase.tw.

105.

clot dissolv$.tw.

106.

reperfusion therapy.tw.

107.

reteplase.tw.

108.

tenecteplase.tw.

109.

tissue plasminogen activator.tw.

110.

tPA.tw.

111.

EC-3-4-21-68.rn.

112.

or/101–111

113.

exp Tissue Plasminogen Activator/

114.

tPA.mp.

115.

Activase.tw.

116.

alteplase.tw.

117.

clot dissolv$.tw.

118.

reperfusion therapy.tw.

119.

reteplase.tw.

120.

tenecteplase.tw.

121.

tissue plasminogen activator.tw.

122.

tPA.tw.

123.

EC-3-4-21-68.rn.

124.

or/113–123

125.

mri.mp.

126.

mr imag$.mp.

127.

magnetic resonance imag$.mp.

128.

magnetic resonance imaging/

129.

124 and (or/125–128)

130.

health promotion/

131.

health education/

132.

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice/

133.

health behavior/

134.

Attitude to Health/

135.

delivery of health care/

136.

program evaluation/

137.

Marketing of Health Services/

138.

Information Services/

139.

advertising/

140.

patient education/

141.

community health planning/

142.

area health education centers/

143.

outreach.tw.

144.

communications media/

145.

health promotion.tw.

146.

(community adj8 intervention).tw.

147.

(advocacy adj5 program).tw.

148.

((public or communty) adj2 (aware$ or promot$ or educat$)).mp.

149.

or/130–148

150.

Patient Care Team/

151.

(psc or primary stroke cent$).tw.

152.

(stroke adj3 (service$ or center$ or centre$ or team$)).tw.

153.

stroke centre.mp.

154.

Intensive Care Units/

155.

Hospital Units/

156.

or/150–155

157.

emergency medical services/

158.

Emergency Medicine/

159.

(ems or emergency medical services).tw.

160.

Emergency Service, Hospital/

161.

emergency care/

162.

(emergency room or er).tw.

163.

emergency treatment/

164.

(“911” or “999”).tw.

165.

Paramedic$.mp.

166.

or/157–165

167.

clinical protocols/

168.

program evaluation/

169.

exp patient care planning/

170.

(protocol$ or care plan$).mp.

171.

((critical or clinical) adj2 path$).mp.

172.

treatment plan$.mp.

173.

or/167–172

174.

166 and 173

175.

RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.pt.

176.

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL.pt.

177.

RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS.sh.

178.

RANDOM ALLOCATION.sh.

179.

DOUBLE BLIND METHOD.sh.

180.

SINGLE-BLIND METHOD.sh.

181.

or/175–180

182.

(ANIMALS not HUMAN).sh.

183.

181 not 182

184.

CLINICAL TRIAL.pt.

185.

exp CLINICAL TRIALS/

186.

(clin$ adj25 trial$).ti,ab.

187.

((singl$ or doubl$ or trebl$ or tripl$) adj25 (blind$ or mask$)).ti,ab.

188.

PLACEBOS.sh.

189.

placebo$.ti,ab.

190.

random$.ti,ab.

191.

versus.tw.

192.

RESEARCH DESIGN.sh.

193.

or/184–192

194.

193 not 182

195.

194 not 183

196.

183 or 195

197.

44 and 196

198.

61 and 196

199.

81 and 7 and 196

200.

89 and 10 and 196

201.

100 and 7 and 196

202.

112 and 7 and 196

203.

129 and 7

204.

149 and 10

205.

156 and 10 and 196

206.

174 and 10

207.

or/197,199–203

208.

limit 207 to all adult <19 plus years>

209.

or/198,204–206

210.

or/208–209

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