This is the third in our series comparing Trip to PubMed. The first two prostate cancer screening and asthma diagnosis are still available!

We took a representative clinical question and ran it through Trip Pro, PubMed Best Match (the default algorithm) and PubMed Most Recent. We then exported the top ten results from each – our assumption was that it’s a busy health professional who doesn’t have lots of times to look through pages of results!

The clinical question this time related to the use of use and safety of SSRIs during pregnancy. For each database we used the search terms SSRIs AND pregnancy – you can try the search yourself using these links:

We then asked ChatGPT to compare the results using this prompt:

Below are three set of results for a search for ‘SSRIs AND pregnancy’ with a view to answering the question about the use and safety of SSRIs during pregnancy. Comment on quality of evidence, recency of articles and applicability to answering the question. And give an overall view on which database is likely most useful to a busy health professional.

It made the following assessment for each database:

Trip Pro: This database provides up-to-date and practical information with fewer older references, making it suitable for answering clinical questions efficiently.

PubMed Best Match: This database offers a mix of high-quality and relevant evidence but includes some outdated material. Its focus on SSRIs in pregnancy makes it useful, but its age range might require careful selection of the most recent and relevant articles.

PubMed Most Recent: This database excels in recency and breadth but may be less practical for quickly answering focused clinical questions due to its diversity and inclusion of less clinically relevant research.

And it gave this final comment:

Recommendation for Busy Health Professionals
Trip Pro is likely the most useful due to its balance of recency, applicability, and practicality. It provides high-quality, up-to-date evidence without being overly broad or outdated, making it ideal for answering focused clinical questions about the safety of SSRIs during pregnancy.

If you’d like a trial of Trip Pro please get in touch: jon.brassey@tripdatabase.com