Advice
Appendix: Search strategy and evidence selection
Search strategy
General background, guidelines and technology assessments:
Broad internet search: Google: allintitle: Colesevelam; allintitle: Cholestagel; allintitle: welchol; Colesevelam.pdf; Cholestagel.pdf
Trip Database: Colesevelam; Cholestagel; welchol; lodalis
MEDLINE (via Ovid)
Database: Ovid MEDLINE(R) In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations and Ovid MEDLINE(R) <1946 to Present>
Search Strategy:
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Colesevelam.tw. (195)
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Cholestagel.tw. (5)
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welchol.tw. (16)
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lodalis.tw. (0)
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"bile acid sequestrant".tw. (236)
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or/1-5 (360)
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exp Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/ (59129)
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Gastrointestinal Transit/ (4178)
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Diarrhea/ (39024)
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(bile adj3 (malabsorption or absorption)).tw. (994)
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(Gastroenteritis or bowel or intestinal or gastrointestinal or diarrh?ea? or crohn$ or colitis or c?eliac).tw. (524995)
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"Bile Acids and Salts"/ (19161)
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or/7-12 (559666)
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6 and 13 (145)
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limit 14 to english language (142)
Embase (via Ovid)
Database: Embase <1988 to 2013 July 17>
Search Strategy:
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Colesevelam.tw. (268)
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Cholestagel.tw. (37)
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welchol.tw. (152)
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lodalis.tw. (1)
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"bile acid sequestrant".tw. (220)
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or/1-5 (511)
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exp Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/ (146481)
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Gastrointestinal Transit/ (2871)
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Diarrhea/ (127289)
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(bile adj3 (malabsorption or absorption)).tw. (751)
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(Gastroenteritis or bowel or intestinal or gastrointestinal or diarrh?ea? or crohn$ or colitis or c?eliac).tw. (507668)
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"Bile Acids and Salts"/ (11506)
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or/7-12 (627137)
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6 and 13 (195)
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limit 14 to (english language and exclude medline journals) (23)