Table 2

Search strategy for Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials

IDSearch
#1[mh “Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult”]
#2[mh “Acute lung injury”]
#3ALI:ti,ab OR ARDS:ti,ab
#4Acute:ti,ab
#5lung NEXT injur*:ti,ab
#6“respiratory distress”:ti,ab
#7“respiratory failure”:ti,ab
#8#4 AND (#5 OR #6 OR #7)
#9(Severe:ti,ab OR critical*:ti,ab) AND (respiratory:ti,ab OR hypox*:ti,ab)
#10#1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #8 OR #9
#11[mh biopsy] AND [mh lung]
#12(cryosurger*:ti,ab OR cryobiopsy:ti,ab OR biopsy:ti,ab) AND lung:ti,ab
#13[mh bronchoscopy]
#14[mh “Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted”]
#15#11 OR #12 OR #13 OR #14
#16#10 AND #15
#17[mh animals] NOT [mh human]
#18#16 NOT #17