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Table 1 Search terms and MeSH terms used in the bibliographic search

From: Economic evaluations of health care interventions in oropharyngeal dysphagia after stroke: protocol for a systematic review

Terms related to oropharyngeal dysphagia and connected among themselves by “OR”

Terms related to stroke and connected among themselves by “OR”

Terms related to economic evaluations and connected among themselves by “OR”

1. ”Deglutition”[Mesh]

2. “Deglutition Disorders"[Mesh]

3. "Oropharynx/abnormalities"[Mesh]

4."Oropharynx/diagnosis"[Mesh]

5."Oropharynx/diagnostic imaging"[Mesh]

6."Oropharynx/pathology"[Mesh]

7."Oropharynx/pharmacology"[Mesh]

8."Oropharynx/physiopathology"[Mesh]

9."Oropharynx/therapy"[Mesh]

10.Enteral tube feed*/

11.Swallow[ti/abs]

12.Dysphag*[ti/abs]

13.Deglut*[ti/abs]

14.Dysphagia[tw]

15.Dysphag*/

16.Dysphagia therapy/

17.”Stroke”[Mesh]

18."Stroke Rehabilitation" [Mesh]

19. "Brain Ischemia/ complications"[Mesh]

20. “Cerebral Infarction"[Mesh]

21.” Cerebral Hemorrhage"[Mesh]

22.”Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis”[Mesh]

23. “Intracranial Hemorrhages”[Mesh]

24.”Intracranial Arteriosclerosis”[Mesh]

25.”Cerebrovascular Disorders”[Mesh]

26.Stroke[ti/abs]

27.Post stroke[ti/abs]

28.Poststroke[ti/abs]

29.Post-stroke[ti/abs]

30.Cerebral Ischaemia[ti/abs]

31.Brain Ischaemia[ti/abs]

32.Brain infarct[ti/abs]

33.Intracranial hemorrhage[ti/abs]

34.Intracranial haemorrhage[ti/abs]

35.Cerebral Hemorrhage[ti/abs]

36.Cerebral Haemorrhage[ti/abs]

37.Brain Hemorrhage[ti/abs]

38.Brain Haemorrhage[ti/abs]

39.Stroke discharge/

40.Post-stroke/

41.”Economics”[Mesh]

42."Economics" [Subheading]

43."Models, Economic"[Mesh]

44. Health Resources"[Mesh]

45. “Tertiary Care Centers/economics"[Mesh]

46. "Rehabilitation Centers/economics"[Mesh]

47."Length of Stay/ economics"[Mesh]

48. "Medicare/economics" [Mesh]

49. “Physical Therapy Modalities/economics"[Mesh]

50. “Emergency Medical Services/economics" [Mesh]

51. "Food, Formulated/ economics"[Mesh]

52. “Cerebrovascular Disorders/ economics"[Mesh]

53.Cost effectiveness analysis

54.Cost utility analysis

55.Cost minimization analysis

56.Cost benefit analysis

57.Cost[tw]

58.Costs[tw]

59.Quality-adjusted life years/

60.Cost utility[ti/abs]

61.Cost-utility[ti/abs]

62.Cost benefit[ti/abs]

63. Cost-benefit[ti/abs]

64.Cost minimization[ti/abs]

65-Cost-minimization[ti/abs]

66.Cost effectiveness[ti/abs]

67.Cost-effectiveness[ti/abs]

  1. Terms, detailed in the three columns above, related to oropharyngeal dysphagia, stroke and health economics will be connected using “AND”