Clinical Effects and Safety of Electroacupuncture for the Treatment of Poststroke Dysphagia: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 1
Search strategy for the PubMed database.
Query
Search term
#1
Cerebrovascular disorders [Mesh] OR stroke [Mesh] OR brain infarction [Mesh] OR cerebral hemorrhage [Mesh]
#2
Cerebrovascular disorder [Title/Abstract] OR stroke [Title/Abstract] OR brain infarction [Title/Abstract] OR cerebral hemorrhage [Title/Abstract] OR intracranial vascular disease [Title/Abstract] OR cerebrovascular disease [Title/Abstract] OR brain vascular disorder [Title/Abstract] OR cerebrovascular occlusion [Title/Abstract] OR cerebrovascular insufficiency [Title/Abstract] OR cerebrovascular accident [Title/Abstract] OR cerebrovascular apoplexy [Title/Abstract] OR brain vascular accident [Title/Abstract] OR apoplexy [Title/Abstract] OR anterior cerebral circulation infarction [Title/Abstract] OR cerebrum hemorrhage [Title/Abstract] OR intracerebral hemorrhage [Title/Abstract] OR brain hemorrhage [Title/Abstract]
#3
#1 OR #2
#4
Deglutition disorders [Mesh]
#5
Deglutition disorder [Title/Abstract] OR swallowing disorder [Title/Abstract] OR dysphagia [Title/Abstract] OR oropharyngeal dysphagia [Title/Abstract] OR esophageal dysphagia [Title/Abstract]
#6
#4 OR #5
#7
Acupuncture [Mesh]
#8
Acupuncture [Title/Abstract] OR acupuncture therapy [Title/Abstract] OR electroacupuncture [Title/Abstract] OR electro acupuncture [Title/Abstract] OR electric acupuncture [Title/Abstract] OR electrical acupuncture [Title/Abstract] OR electrical stimulation therapy [Title/Abstract]
#9
#7 OR #8
#10
Randomized controlled trials as topic [Mesh]
#11
Randomized controlled trials [Title/Abstract] OR random [Title/Abstract] OR controlled clinical trial [Title/Abstract] OR rct [Title/Abstract]