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Rapid reviews: definitions and uses.

Luis Tapia-Benavente¹, Laura Vergara-Merino², Luis Ignacio Garegnani³

¹Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso (MEDUV), Valparaíso, Chile. ORCID: 0000-0001-8703-8922.

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Summary

Rapid reviews offer timely answers for healthcare decision-makers, using streamlined methods similar to systematic reviews. While generally reliable, users should note methodological variations and interpret findings cautiously.

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decision support techniques review [Publication Type]review literature as topic systematic reviews as topic evidence- based medicine

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Biostatistics
Clinical Epidemiology
Health Services Research

Background:

Systematic reviews are crucial for evidence-based practice but can be time-consuming.
Healthcare decision-makers require timely information to address urgent health needs.
Rapid reviews offer a potential solution for accelerated evidence synthesis.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce rapid reviews as a methodological approach.
To compare rapid reviews with systematic reviews.
To discuss the application and limitations of rapid reviews in healthcare.

Main Methods:

Narrative review of biostatistics and clinical epidemiology methodologies.
Comparative analysis of rapid review and systematic review processes.
Identification of shortcuts used in rapid reviews and their potential impact.

Main Results:

Rapid reviews utilize shortcuts to deliver answers within six months, requiring fewer resources than systematic reviews.
These reviews are increasingly utilized by decision-makers in America and Europe.
There is heterogeneity in rapid review methodologies due to varying shortcuts, impacting conclusion reliability.

Conclusions:

Rapid reviews provide valuable, timely evidence for healthcare decision-makers.
Users must critically assess the methodology and shortcuts employed in rapid reviews.
Despite potential heterogeneity, rapid reviews generally yield conclusions consistent with systematic reviews.