Case report: a rapid review approach used by the UK National Screening Committee to inform recommendations on general population screening for vasa praevia

ConclusionsIn this case report, the use of a rapid review as part of the UK NSC ’s process enabled a pragmatic approach to assessing the overall volume, quality and direction of literature on key questions relating to the viability of a population screening programme for VP. Based on our assessments of this single evidence summary, systematic review quality appraisal tools ma y undervalue rapid reviews. The validity of the methods used in this case report, as well as the wider generalisability of our insights relating to rapid review practice, reporting and quality assessment, requires analysis of a larger sample of rapid reviews.
Source: Systematic Reviews - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research