Table 2

Search strategy for prognostic indicators

Prognosis/OR ‘Severity of Illness Index’/OR severity.mp OR risk/plus:
Acute coronary syndrome/aneurysm/
Aneurysm, dissecting/aneurysm, false/
Aneurysm, infected/aneurysm, ruptured/
Aortic aneurysm/arachnoiditis/
Arsenic Poisoning/arterial occlusive diseases/
Exp asthma/bacteremia/
Brain abscess/brain infarction/
Bronchitis, chronic/bronchopneumonia/
Cadmium Poisoning/Carbon Monoxide Poisoning/
Carbon Tetrachloride Poisoning/cardiomyopathy, alcoholic/
Cardiomyopathy, dilated/cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic/
Central nervous system bacterial infections/central nervous system fungal infections/
Central nervous system parasitic infections/central nervous system viral diseases/
Chagas cardiomyopathy/Ciguatera Poisoning/
Cirrhosis.mpconfusion/
Coronary aneurysm/Delirium/
Dermatitis, exfoliative/dermatitis herpetiformis/
Dermatomyositis/Diabetic coma/
Exp Diabetic Ketoacidosis/empyema, subdural/
Encephalitis/encephalomyelitis/
Endocarditis/endocarditis, bacterial/
Endocarditis, subacute bacterial/epidural abscess/
Fasciitis, Necrotizing/Fluoride Poisoning/
Food Poisoning/fungemia/
Gas Poisoning/exp gastrointestinal hemorrhage/
Heart aneurysm/Heart Failure/
Exp Heat Exhaustion/exp Heat Stroke/
Heavy Metal Poisoning, Nervous System/exp hematemesis/
Hepatic encephalopathy/hepatic insufficiency/
Hepatitis/hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar nonketotic coma/
Exp Hypothermia/iliac aneurysm/
Intracranial aneurysm/intracranial embolism/
‘Intracranial embolism and thrombosis’/intracranial thrombosis/
Ischemic Attack, Transient/Lead Poisoning/
Liver failure/liver failure, acute/
Manganese Poisoning/exp melena/
Meningitis/meningitis, aseptic/
Meningitis, bacterial/meningitis, fungal/
Meningitis, viral/meningoencephalitis/
Mercury Poisoning/Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System/
Mesenteric vascular occlusion/MPTP Poisoning/
Mushroom Poisoning/myocardial infarction/
Myocarditis/pancreatitis/
Pancreatitis, acute necrotizing/pancreatitis, alcoholic/
Exp peptic ulcer hemorrhage/peritonitis/
Peritonitis, tuberculous/Plant Poisoning/
Pleuropneumonia/pneumonia/
Pneumonia, aspiration/pneumonia, bacterial/
Pneumonia, pneumocystis/pneumonia, viral/
Poisoning/pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive/
Pulmonary embolism/pulmonary infarction/
Renal artery obstruction/Salmonella Food Poisoning/
Sepsis/shock, septic/
Skin diseases/skin diseases, eczematous/
Skin diseases, infectious/skin diseases, metabolic/
Soft tissue infections/Staphylococcal Food Poisoning/
Exp status asthmaticus/stroke/
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/subphrenic abscess/
Suppuration/Syncope/
syncope, vasovagal/takotsubo cardiomyopathy/
Toxemia/urinary tract infections/
Ventricular dysfunction/ventricular dysfunction, left/
Ventricular dysfunction, right/