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Table 1 Search strategy

From: Prevalence of complications associated with polymer-based alloplastic materials in nasal dorsal augmentation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Search criteria

PubMed (365)

((((((((alloplast[Title/Abstract]) OR (silicone[Title/Abstract])) OR (high-density polyethylene[Title/Abstract])) OR (Medpor[Title/Abstract])) OR (polytetrafluoroethylene[Title/Abstract])) OR (Gore-Tex[Title/Abstract])) AND (((((rhinoplasty[Title/Abstract]) OR (nasal augmentation[Title/Abstract])) OR (revisional rhinoplasty[Title/Abstract])) OR (dorsum augmentation[Title/Abstract])) OR (nasal dorsum[Title/Abstract]))

Google Scholar (172,11)

Concept 1: allintitle: “alloplast” OR “silicone” OR “high-density polyethylene” OR “Medpor” OR “polytetrafluoroethylene” OR “Gore-Tex” “nasal dorsum”

Concept 2: allintitle: “alloplast” OR “silicone” OR “high-density polyethylene” OR “Medpor” OR “polytetrafluoroethylene” OR “Gore-Tex” “Rhinoplasty”

Cochrane library (27)

((alloplast) OR (silicone) OR (high-density polyethylene) OR (Medpor) OR (polytetrafluoroethylene) OR (Gore-Tex)) AND ((rhinoplasty) OR (nasal augmentation) OR (revisional rhinoplasty) OR(dorsum augmentation) OR (nasal dorsum))