CORTRAK 2 Enteral Access System for placing nasoenteral feeding tubes

For the clinical evidence

Embase 1980 to 2015 Week 35, Ovid MEDLINE(R) In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations and Ovid MEDLINE(R) 1946 to Present; searched 18 September 2015.

1. CORTRAK.mp. [mp=ti, ab, ot, nm, hw, kf, px, rx, ui, an, tn, dm, mf, dv, kw]

2. corpak.mp. [mp=ti, ab, ot, nm, hw, kf, px, rx, ui, an, tn, dm, mf, dv, kw]

3. viasys.mp. [mp=ti, ab, ot, nm, hw, kf, px, rx, ui, an, tn, dm, mf, dv, kw]

4. electrom*.mp. [mp=ti, ab, ot, nm, hw, kf, px, rx, ui, an, tn, dm, mf, dv, kw]

5. feeding tub*.mp. [mp=ti, ab, ot, nm, hw, kf, px, rx, ui, an, tn, dm, mf, dv, kw]

6. enteral feed*.mp. [mp=ti, ab, ot, nm, hw, kf, px, rx, ui, an, tn, dm, mf, dv, kw]

7. 5 or 6

8. 4 and 7

9. 2 or 3

10. 4 and 9

11. 1 or 8 or 10

12. remove duplicates from 11

For the health economics evidence

Embase 1974 to 2015 September 29, Ovid MEDLINE(R) In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations and Ovid MEDLINE(R) 1946 to Present; Searched on 30 September 2015 

1. CORTRAK.mp.

2. corpak.mp.

3. viasys.mp.

4. electrom*.mp.

5. feeding tub*.mp.

6. enteral feed*.mp.

7. 5 or 6

8. 4 and 7

9. 2 or 3

10. 4 and 9

11. 1 or 8 or 10

12. remove duplicates from 11

13. cost$.mp. [mp=ti, ab, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, px, rx, an, ui]

14. economic$.mp. [mp=ti, ab, hw, tn, ot, dm, mf, dv, kw, nm, kf, px, rx, an, ui]

15. 13 or 14

16. 12 and 15

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Issue 9 of 12, September 2015, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effect: Issue 2 of 4, April 2015, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials: Issue 8 of 12, August 2015, Cochrane Methodology Register: Issue 3 of 4, July 2012, Health Technology Assessment Database: Issue 3 of 4, July 2015, NHS Economic Evaluation Database: Issue 2 of 4, April 2015

#1 CORTRAK (Word variations have been searched)

#2 corpak

#3 viasys

#4 electrom*

#5 feeding tub*

#6 enteral feed*

#7 #5 or #6 

#8 #4 and #7 

#9 #2 or #3 

#10 #4 and #9 

#11 #1 or #8 or #10 

#12 $cost

#13 $economic

#14 #12 or #13 

#15 #11 and #14

For the clinical evidence

For the health economics evidence

Total abstracts: 53

Duplicates: 2

Abstracts reviewed: 51

Full papers reviewed: 10

Exclusion criteria: case studies, editorials, letters, reviews, conference proceedings/abstracts, animal studies, non-English language studies, not using the CORTRAK

Studies for review: 6