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Table 1 Search strategy, terms, inclusion criteria, and search results in the present study

From: Gender and birth weight as risk factors for anastomotic stricture after esophageal atresia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Search no.

Terms used

Inclusion criteria

Search results

   

Sample 1

Sample 2

   

Embase

PubMed

Cochrane

Total

50

6

1

(Esophageal atresia OR esophageal atresia) AND anastomotic stricture

Published 2000–2019, English/French

131

149

33

313

  

2

(Esophageal atresia OR esophageal atresia) AND anastomotic stenosis

Published 2000–2019, English/French

32

109

32

173

  

3

(Esophageal atresia OR esophageal atresia) AND (anastomotic stricture OR anastomotic stenosis) AND (birth weight) AND gender

Published 2000–2019, English/French

1

4

NA

5

  

4

(Esophageal atresia OR esophageal atresia) AND (anastomotic stricture OR anastomotic stenosis) AND (birth weight) AND sex

Published 2000–2019, English/French

5

1

37

43

  

5

(Esophageal atresia OR esophageal atresia) AND (anastomotic stricture OR anastomotic stenosis) AND (birth weight)

Published 2000–2019, English/French

28

24

NA

52

  

6

(Esophageal atresia OR esophageal atresia) AND (anastomotic stricture OR anastomotic stenosis) AND (gender OR sex)

Published 2000–2019, English/French

11

7

NA

18

  

Total

  

208

294

104

604

  
  1. NA Not available