Rapid reviews

Rapid reviews are a systematic survey of literature on a topic or question of interest. Compared to a systematic review of literature, in a rapid review, several design decisions and practical steps are undertaken to reduce the time it takes to identify, aggregate and answer the question of interest. The Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group proposes that rapid reviews can take different forms,[1] and they define rapid reviews as: "A form of knowledge synthesis that accelerates the process of conducting a traditional systematic review through streamlining or omitting specific methods to produce evidence for stakeholders in a resource-efficient manner".[2]

  1. ^ Garritty, Chantelle; Gartlehner, Gerald; Nussbaumer-Streit, Barbara; King, Valerie J.; Hamel, Candyce; Kamel, Chris; Affengruber, Lisa; Stevens, Adrienne (February 2021). "Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group offers evidence-informed guidance to conduct rapid reviews". Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 130: 13–22. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.10.007. PMC 7557165. PMID 33068715.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CCRapid was invoked but never defined (see the help page).