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    Literature search strategy

    Databases

    Date searched

    Version/files

    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews – CDSR (Cochrane Library)

    10/02/2022

    Issue 2 of 12, February 2022

    Cochrane Central Database of Controlled Trials – CENTRAL (Cochrane Library)

    10/02/2022

    Issue 2 of 12, February 2022

    International HTA database (INAHTA)

    10/02/2022

    MEDLINE (Ovid)

    10/02/2022

    1946 to February 09, 2022

    MEDLINE In-Process (Ovid)

    10/02/2022

    1946 to February 09, 2022

    MEDLINE Epubs ahead of print (Ovid)

    10/02/2022

    February 09, 2022

    EMBASE (Ovid)

    10/02/2022

    1974 to 2022 February 09

    The following search strategy was used to identify papers in MEDLINE. A similar strategy was used to identify papers in other databases.

    Literature search strategy

    1 exp Gastroesophageal Reflux/

    2 ((gastro-esophag* or gastro-oesophag* or gastro?esophag* or oesophag* or esophag*) adj4 reflux*).tw.

    3 Esophageal Motility Disorders/

    4 ((oesophag* or esophag*) adj4 (motilit* or dysmotilit* or disorder*)).tw.

    5 (gord or gerd).tw.

    6 Heartburn/

    7 ((heart adj1 burn) or heartburn or pyros?s or (water adj1 brash) or waterbrash or (acid adj1 brash) or acidbrash).tw.

    8 Barrett Esophagus/

    9 (barrett* adj4 (esophag* or oesophag* or dysplas* or syndrom*)).tw.

    10 Esophageal Sphincter, Lower/

    11 (lower adj4 (gastro-esophag* or gastro-oesophag* or gastro?esophag* or oesophag* or esophag*) adj4 sphincter*).tw.

    12 (gastric adj4 (reflux* or regurgitat* or acid* or juice*)).tw.

    13 ((acid or bile) adj4 (reflux* or indigest* or flow-back or flowback or back-flow or backflow)).tw.

    14 Dyspepsia/

    15 dyspepsi*.tw.

    16 Hernia, Hiatal/

    17 ((oesophag* or esophag* or para?esophag* or hiat*) adj4 hernia*).tw.

    18 or/1-17

    19 "Prostheses and Implants"/

    20 Prosthesis Implantation/

    21 prosthe*.tw.

    22 (titanium or bead* or band* or linx or bracelet* or ring*).tw.

    23 (sphincter adj2 augment*).tw.

    24 or/19-23

    25 Magnets/

    26 magnet*.tw.

    27 MSA.tw.

    28 or/25-27

    29 24 and 28

    30 18 and 29

    31 LINX.tw.

    32 30 or 31

    33 animals/ not humans/

    34 32 not 33

    35 limit 34 to english language

    36 limit 35 to ed=20200921-20220228