Managing results
As a systematic review needs to be transparent in its methods and replicable by others, good record management is imperative.
Downloading results
Considerations:
Downloading citations can be time consuming. Results should all be downloaded as closely together as possible. Try to do all the downloads on one day.
Using reference management software makes managing the large numbers much simpler.
Check out this EndNote LibGuide from Monash University Library
Deduplicating results
Considerations:
Records will be indexed across multiple databases which will result in many duplicate records. These duplicate records need to be removed.
The resulting duplicate record numbers are required for PRISMA reporting.
Try following this method from Wichor Bramer (ignore the page widget section of the methodology)
Reporting
Considerations:
Also see the section on documentation.
Take a look at the Cochrane Handbook chapter on Documenting and Reporting the search strategy
Have a look at the reporting guidelines on Equator Network