Search Strategy for Interhospital Transfer Best Practices and Impact Indicators
by Orth, Ghislaine / Borealis Harvested Dataverse·Updated 9mo ago
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Description
A search strategy for databases including MEDLINE, EMBASE, EBM Reviews, CINAHL Complete, and Google Scholar. The strategy targets concepts related to interhospital transfers, best practices, costs, quality of care, and safety. The final search was conducted on 12 November 2024 and updated on 26 February 2026.
Use Cases
Conducting systematic reviews on interhospital transfer protocols based on the described search concepts.
Identifying literature on cost and quality-of-care impacts of patient transfers based on the targeted database strategy.
Replicating or updating searches for evidence on healthcare safety practices related to transfers.
Strengths
Search strategy is explicitly documented for five major academic databases.
Provides specific dates for the final search (12 November 2024) and an update (26 February 2026).
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
Source
Borealis Harvested Dataverse
Collection Method
Likely a manually constructed search strategy for systematic literature review.
Time Range
Search conducted in 2024 and updated in 2026.
Freshness
Last updated 2025-10-13 04:38:00; freshness should be verified.
Geography
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