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Table 1 Sample search strategy for the EMBASE database

From: The impact of wait time on patient outcomes in knee and hip replacement surgery: a scoping review protocol

Joint replacement

Wait time

Total hip replacement mp.

Hip replacement mp.

Hip arthroplasty mp.

Total hip prosthesis mp.

Total knee replacement mp.

Knee replacement mp.

Knee arthroplasty mp.

Total knee prosthesis mp.

Knee prosthesis mp.

Hip prosthesis mp.

Total joint replacement mp.

Total arthroplasty

Replacement arthroplasty

Joint replacement mp.

Joint replacement surgery mp.

Knee osteoarthritis

Hip osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis mp.

Wait*

Await*

Delay mp.

  1. *indicates truncated search term