Database 2001-2016 | Search Date | Keywords | No of Hits retrieved | No of Hits discarded |
Google Scholar | February 2017 | “surgical facemask in operating room in clean surgery” | 32 | 29 |
BNI |
| “facemask in operating room” “surgical* AND facemask* AND operating room* OR operating theatre* AND surgical site infection* AND prevention” | 26 | 26 |
MEDLINE |
| “surgical* AND facemask* AND operating room* OR operating theatre* AND surgical site infection* AND prevention” | 1600 | 1599 |
CINAHL |
| “surgical facemask in operating room* OR operating theatre* AND surgical site infection* AND prevention” “surgical* AND facemask* AND operating room* OR operating theatre* AND surgical site infection* AND prevention” “use of surgical face mask* AND operating room* OR operating theatre* AND surgical site infection* OR surgical wound infection* OR surgical wound dehiscence* | 410 | 401 |
Cochrane Database |
| “surgical* AND facemask in operating room* OR operating theatre* AND surgical site infection* AND prevention* AND review?* | 38 | 34 |
Total |
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| 2106 | 2089 |