Optimal emergency surgical strategy for acute left-sided colitis: a systematic review

This repository contains supplementary materials for the systematic review entitled “Optimal emergency surgical strategy for acute left-sided colitis: a systematic review.” The files include full database search strategies (Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Scopus) conducted on 1 November 2023, as well as the PRISMA 2020 checklist and flow diagram documenting the study selection process. These materials support the transparency and reproducibility of the review by detailing the complete search methodology and reporting framework used.