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Table 1 Sample search strategy for MEDLINE (other searches will be based on this)

From: Full predicted energy from nutrition and the effect on mortality and infectious complications in critically ill adults: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of parallel randomised controlled trials

Number

Searches

1

(((intensive or critica*) adj3 (care or unit* or illness*)) or ICU or (critical* adj ill) or (mechanical* adj4 ventilat*)).tw.

2

(artificial* adj2 (respirat* or ventilat*)).tw.

3

exp critical illness/ or exp critical care/ or exp intensive care/ or exp respiration, artificial/ or exp ventilation, mechanical/ or exp critical care nursing/ or exp intensive care units/

4

exp Multiple Organ Failure/ or exp Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/

5

(multiple organ dysfunction* or multiple organ failure* or multi-organ failure* or Systemic Inflammatory Response or septic shock or sepsis syndrome*).tw.

6

Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult/

7

Respiratory Distress Syndrome*.tw.

8

1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7

9

((calorie* or energy) and (nutrient* or nutrition* or diet*)).tw.

10

(calori* or energy or underfe* or overfe* or hypercaloric or undernutrition or underprescription).tw.

11

exp intubation, gastrointestinal/

12

exp energy intake/ or exp caloric restriction/ or exp nutrition assessment/ or exp nutritional requirements/ or exp nutritional support/ or exp nutritional status/ or exp parenteral nutrition/ or energy metabolism/ or basal metabolism/ or nutrition therapy/ or exp enteral nutrition/

13

((parenteral* or intravenous*) adj2 (feed or feeding or feeds or fed or nutrition)).tw.

14

((enteral* or enteric or nasogastric) adj2 (feed or feeding or feeds or fed or nutrition)).tw.

15

(nutrition assessment* or nutrition* requirement* or nutrition* support* or nutrition* status or basal metabolism or nutrition* therap*).tw.

16

exp dietary supplements/

17

9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16

18

8 and 17

19

(randomized controlled trial or controlled clinical trial).pt. or (random* or trial or placebo).tw. or clinical trial*.pt.

20

18 and 19

21

exp animals/ not humans.sh.

22

(child* or infan* or pediatr* or paediatr* or neonat* or preterm or newborn* or NICU).mp.

23

20 not (21 or 22)

24

limit 23 to english language