Perioperative mortality in low-, middle-, and high-income countries: Protocol for a multi-level meta-regression analysis. by Kevin J McIntyre, Yun-Hee Choi, Ava John-Baptiste, Daniel J Lizotte, Eunice Y S Chan, Jessica Moodie, Saverio Stranges, Janet Martin

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Published studies reporting the number of perioperative deaths from bellwether surgical procedures among adults will be identified from MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, LILACS and Global Index Medicus. The primary outcome will be the rate of perioperative mortality across time and the secondary outcome will be investigating cause of death over time as a proportion of overall perioperative mortality. …”
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Inappropriate antibiotic prescription for acute tonsillitis in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Emmanuel Choffor-Nchinda, Antoine Bola Siafa, Yves Christian Andjock-Nkouo

“…The selected database will include PubMed, Web of Sciences Global Index Medicus and the Grey literature. The search will include studies published from January 2012 until December 2024. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of neonatal near miss in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Ababe Tamirat Deressa, Melese Siyoum Desta

“…International online databases such as PubMed, CINAHL, Google scholar, Global Health, Directory of open Access journal and African Index Medicus were used to search articles. Data extraction was undertaken with Microsoft Excel and STATA11 was used to conduct the Meta-Analysis. …”
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The stigma associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL): A protocol for a systematic review. by Hasara Nuwangi, Thilini Chanchala Agampodi, Helen Philippa Price, Thomas Shepherd, Kosala Gayan Weerakoon, Suneth Buddhika Agampodi

“…We will perform an electronic search in MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, PubMed, EBSCO, Web of Science, Global Index Medicus, Trip, and Cochrane Library databases, and in Google Scholar, using a customized search string. …”
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Return of fertility after discontinuation of contraception: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tadele Girum, Abebaw Wasie

“…Five bibliographic databases and libraries: PubMed/Medline, Global Health Database, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and African Index Medicus were used. After cleaning and sorting, analysis was performed using STATA version 11. …”
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Individual, health facility and wider health system factors contributing to maternal deaths in Africa: A scoping review by Francis G. Muriithi, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Ruth Gakuo, Kia Pope, Arri Coomarasamy, Ioannis D. Gallos

“…We searched six electronic bibliographic databases: MEDLINE, SCOPUS, African Index Medicus, African Journals Online (AJOL), French humanities and social sciences databases, and Web of Science. …”
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52739 Trauma Care in Nigeria and Recommendations for Sustainable Improvement to Nigeria’s Trauma Care System: A Systematic Literature Review by Agnes Usoro, Mercy Dickson, Valerie Osula, Angelica K. Ezeigwe

“…METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: A two-concept search - one being trauma and the other being Nigeria - of the Pubmed (Medline) and Embase databases, in addition to Global Index Medicus and grey literature was performed between September 2018 and September 2019. …”
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Systematic review of psychosocial interventions for adult cancer patients and their family caregivers in Sub-Saharan Africa by Ting Guan, Yousef Qan’ir, Jamie L. Conklin, Chifundo Colleta Zimba, Agatha Bula, Wongani Jumbo, Kondwani Wella, Patrick Mapulanga, Samuel A.M. Bingo, Evelyn Chilemba, Jennifer Haley, Nilda Peragallo Montano, Ashley Leak Bryant, Lixin Song

“…We identified eligible publications in English language from PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature Plus with Full Text, Embase, APA PsycInfo, Scopus, and African Index Medicus databases. We included psychosocial interventions targeted adult cancer patients/survivors or their family caregivers in SSA. …”
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Prevalence of Conduct Disorder in the Middle East: A ‎Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol by Maryam Salmanian, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi, Aabbas Ali Keshtkar‎, Fatemeh‏ ‏Asadian-koohestani‎, Seyyed Salman Alavi‎, Neda Sepasi‎

“…The scientific databases of PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR), Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), and Grey Literature including conference proceedings, and hand searching of key journals were searched from 1995 to the end of 2014. …”
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Antibiotics and acute otitis media in children. by Glasziou, P, Del Mar, C, Rovers, M

“…SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, MEDLINE, Index Medicus (pre 1965), Current Contents and reference lists of articles from 1958 to January 2000. …”

Prevalence of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jenkins, H, Daskalopoulou, Z, Opondo, C, Alderdice, F, Fellmeth, G

“…Data sources: MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science, Global Health, Global Index Medicus and the grey literature were searched with no language or date restrictions. …”

Traumatic brain injury related paediatric mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review by Bandyopadhyay, S, Kawka, M, Marks, K, Richards, GC, Taylor, EH, Sravanam, S, Petrinic, T, Thango, N, Figaji, A, Peter, N, Lakhoo, K

“…MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, and Global Index Medicus were searched from January 2000 to May 2020. …”

Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children. by Glasziou, P, Hayem, M, Mar, D

“…SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, MEDLINE, Index Medicus, Current Contents and reference lists of articles from 1958 to January 1999. …”

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome, discrete or comorbid diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa among people living with HIV versus HIV-negative populations: a systematic re... by Todowede, OO, Sartorius, B

“…The following databases will be searched from January 1990 to February 2017: PubMed/Medline, EBSCOhost, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Scopus, African Index Medicus and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. …”

Burden of disease and circulating serotypes of rotavirus infection in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis. by Sanchez-Padilla, E, Grais, R, Guerin, P, Steele, A, Burny, M, Luquero, F

“…Eligible studies were selected from PubMed/Medline, Cochrane Library, EmBase, LILACS, Academic Search Premier, Biological Abstracts, ISI Web of Science, and the African Index Medicus. Depending on the heterogeneity, DerSimonian-Laird random-effects or fixed-effects models were used for meta-analyses. …”

Research prioritisation in preparedness for and response to outbreaks of high-consequence pathogens: a scoping review by Antonio, E, Pulik, N, Ibrahim, SK, Adenipekun, A, Levanita, S, Foster, I, Chepkirui, D, Harriss, E, Sigfrid, L, Norton, A

“…Methods: Using search terms associated with high-consequence pathogens, as defined by the WHO (2020), EMERGE (2019), European CDC (2022) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (2021), and research prioritisation, we searched WHO Global Index Medicus; Ovid Medline; Ovid Embase; Ovid Global Health; and Scopus. …”

Maternal mortality due to cardiac disease in low‐ and middle‐income countries by Heemelaar, S, Petrus, A, Knight, M, van den Akker, T

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong> Systematic review searching Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Emcare, LILACS, African Index Medicus, IMEMR, IndMED, WPRIM, IMSEAR up to 01/Nov/2017. …”

Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children. by Glasziou, P, Mar, D, Sanders, S, Hayem, M

“…SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL); MEDLINE, Index Medicus (pre 1965), Current Contents and reference lists of articles from 1958 to January 2000. …”

Scoping review protocol on research prioritisation for preparedness and response to outbreaks of high consequence pathogens by Antonio, E, Chepkirui, D, Levanita, S, Ibrahim, SK, Foster, I, Harriss, E, Sigfrid, L, Norton, A

“…We will search WHO Global Index Medicus; Ovid Medline; Ovid Embase; Ovid Global Health; and Scopus. …”

A systematic review of micro correlates of maternal mortality by Mohamed Nor, Norashidah, Zainal Abidin, Emilia, Yakubu, Yahaya

“…The study searched MEDLINE, PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Science Direct, and Global Index Medicus of the World Health Organization. Our search was time framed from the 1st January, 2000 to the 30th September, 2016. …”
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