Table 1 Database search strings

MEDLINE/PubMed

((((((“Infusion Pumps”[Mesh])) OR “infusors”[Mesh]) OR “Drug Infusion System”[Mesh]) OR “Perfusion Pumps”[Mesh]) AND ( “Equipment Failure”[Mesh] OR “Equipment Failure Analysis”[Mesh])) AND “adverse effects” [Subheading] AND (y_10[Filter])

Embase

((’infusion pump’/exp OR ’infusion’/exp) AND ’device failure’/exp OR ’device failure analysis’/exp) AND ’error’/exp

IEEE Xplore

infusion pump OR infusion pumps OR infusors OR Drug Infusion System OR Perfusion Pumps AND device failure OR device failure analysis AND accuracy AND maintenance

Scopus

( TITLE-ABS-KEY ( infusion AND pumps ) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY ( perfusion AND pumps ) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY ( infusors ) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY ( device AND failure ) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY ( device AND failure AND analysis ) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY ( error ) )

Web of science

“infusion pump” (Título) or “infusors” (Título) or “Perfusion Pumps” (Título) and “device failure” (Título) or “device failure analysis” (Título) or “error” (Título) and “accuracy” (Título) and “maintenance” (Título) and “adverse effects” (Título) and “reliability”

Science direct

(“infusion pump” OR “Perfusion Pumps” OR infusors OR “Drug Infusion System”) AND (“Equipment failure” OR “Equipment Failure Analysis” OR error OR “device failure” OR “device failure analysis”)