APPENDIX I

1. Pubmed (Date 12July15)

PICO Search Search Terms Number Number of results P #1 * #2 antimicrob* #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 beta-lactams #12 β-lactams #13 #14 #15 #16 beta-lactamase Inhibitors #17 β-lactamase Inhibitors #18 #19 clavulan* #20 #21 sultamicillin #22 amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate combination #23 fluoroquinolones #24 levofloxacin #25 ciprofloxacin #26 moxifloxacin P #27 #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #11 OR #12 OR #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16 OR #17 OR #18 OR #19 OR #20 OR #21 OR #22 OR #23 OR #24 OR #25 OR #26 I #28 prophyla* #29 prevent* I #30 #28 OR #29 C #31 herni* O #32 surgical wound infection #33 wound infection O #34 #32 OR #33 P AND I #35 #27 AND #30 P AND I #36 #35 AND #31 AND C P AND I #37 #36 AND #34 AND C

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PICO Search Search Terms Number Number of results AND O Limit AND English[lang])

PubMed ((((antibiotic*) OR (antimicrob*) OR (cephalosporins) OR (cefazolin) OR (cefuroxime) OR (cefotaxime) OR (cefoxitin) OR (cefotetan) OR (ceftriaxone) OR (penicillins) OR (beta-lactams) OR (beta-lactams) OR (amoxicillin) OR (ampicillin) OR (piperacillin) OR (beta-lactamase Inhibitors) OR (beta-lactamase Inhibitors) OR (sulbactam) OR (clavulan*) OR (tazobactam) OR (sultamicillin) OR (amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate combination) OR (fluoroquinolones) OR (levofloxacin) OR (ciprofloxacin) OR (moxifloxacin)) AND ((prophyla*) OR (prevent*))) AND (herni*)) AND ((surgical wound infection) OR (wound infection)) AND (English[lang])

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2. SCOPUS (Date 12July15)

PICO Search Search Terms Number Number of results P #1 antibiotic* #2 antimicrob* #3 cephalosporins #4 cefazolin #5 cefuroxime #6 cefotaxime #7 cefoxitin #8 cefotetan #9 ceftriaxone #10 penicillins #11 beta-lactams #12 β-lactams #13 amoxicillin #14 ampicillin #15 piperacillin #16 beta-lactamase Inhibitors #17 β-lactamase Inhibitors #18 sulbactam #19 clavulan* #20 tazobactam #21 sultamicillin #22 amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate combination #23 fluoroquinolones #24 levofloxacin #25 ciprofloxacin #26 moxifloxacin P #27 #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 #28 #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 #29 #11 OR #12 OR #13 OR #14 OR #15 #30 #16 OR #17 OR #18 OR #19 OR #20 #31 #21 OR #22 OR #23 OR #24 OR #25 OR #26 #32 #27 OR #28 OR #29 OR #30 OR #31 I #33 prophyla* #34 prevent* I #35 #33 OR #34 C #36 herni* O #37 surgical wound infection #38 wound infection O #39 #37 OR #38 P AND I #40 #32 AND #35 P AND I #41 #40 AND #36 AND C P AND I #42 #41 AND #39 AND C

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PICO Search Search Terms Number Number of results AND O #43 AND ( LIMIT-TO(SUBJAREA,"MEDI" ) ) #44 AND English[lang])

Scopus (((((antibiotic*) OR (antimicrob*) OR (cephalosporins) OR (cefazolin) OR (cefuroxime) ) OR ((cefotaxime) OR (cefoxitin) OR (cefotetan) OR (ceftriaxone) OR (penicillins) ) OR ((beta-lactams) OR (β-lactams) OR (amoxicillin) OR (ampicillin) OR (piperacillin) ) OR ((beta-lactamase Inhibitors) OR (β-lactamase Inhibitors) OR (sulbactam) OR (clavulan*) OR (tazobactam) ) OR ((sultamicillin) OR (amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate combination) OR (fluoroquinolones) OR (levofloxacin) OR (ciprofloxacin) OR (moxifloxacin))) AND ((prophyla*) OR (prevent*))) AND (herni*)) AND ((surgical wound infection) OR (wound infection)) AND ( LIMIT-TO(SUBJAREA,"MEDI" ) ) AND ( LIMIT- TO(LANGUAGE,"English" ) )

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