Background Systematic literature searching is recognised as a critical component of the
systematic review process. It involves a systematic search for studies and aims for a …

Background Health policy-makers must often make decisions in compressed time frames
and with limited resources. Hence, rapid reviews have become a pragmatic alternative to …

Objectives We aimed to assess whether limiting the inclusion criteria solely to English-
language publications affected the overall conclusions of evidence syntheses. Study Design …

Background Systematic reviews often require substantial resources, partially due to the
large number of records identified during searching. Although artificial intelligence may not …

Conclusions Restricted systematic reviews will probably result in more cautious
interpretations and recommendations than full reviews. A survey of decision makers and …

Objectives To determine the accuracy of single-reviewer screening in correctly classifying
abstracts as relevant or irrelevant for literature reviews. Study Design and Setting We …

Screening references is a time‐consuming step necessary for systematic reviews and
guideline development. Previous studies have shown that human effort can be reduced by …

Background Rapid response in health technology assessment is a synthesis of the best
available evidence prepared in a timely manner to meet specific demands. We build a …

Abstract Background Systematic reviews (SRs) are time-consuming and labor-intensive to
perform. With the growing number of scientific publications, the SR development process …

Objective To simulate possible changes in systematic review results if rapid review methods
were used. Study Design and Setting We recalculated meta-analyses for binary primary …