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Cochrane Airways Group reviews were prioritized for updating using a pragmatic approach

E Welsh1, E Stovold1, C Karner2

  • 1Cochrane Airways Group, Population Health Research Institute, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, United kingdom.

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
|December 20, 2014
PubMed

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The Cochrane Airways Group developed a pragmatic prioritization method to identify high-priority Cochrane Reviews for updates. This approach efficiently manages resources while improving review selection for guideline writers and clinicians.

Area of Science:

  • Systematic review prioritization
  • Evidence-based medicine resource allocation

Background:

  • Cochrane Reviews are vital for healthcare guidelines but maintaining currency is challenging.
  • The Cochrane Airways Group (CAG) needed to prioritize updates and new reviews efficiently without extra resources.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop pragmatic and transparent prioritization techniques for CAG Reviews.
  • To identify 25-35 high-priority updates from 270 existing reviews.
  • To enhance selectivity in publishing new reviews.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized existing prioritization elements: healthcare uncertainties, expert opinion, and a decision tool.
  • Did not employ full face-to-face workshops or iterative group decision-making.

Main Results:

  • Prioritized 30 reviews requiring updates within a 2-year timeframe.
  • Published nine of the prioritized reviews within the first 18 months.

Conclusions:

  • A pragmatic prioritization approach effectively identifies key reviews without significant resource expenditure.
  • The implemented steps enhance control over the review scope and offer a foundation for future improvements.
Abstract

Keywords:
Cochrane ReviewsDecision makingPPIPriority settingResearch prioritizationSystematic reviews

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