This paper is part of a series of methodological guidance from the Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group. Rapid reviews (RR) use modified systematic review methods to accelerate the review process ...

Health technology assessment (HTA) is a multidisciplinary process that uses explicit methods to determine the value of a health technology at different points in its lifecycle.1 ,2 Its aim is to ...

Introduction The concepts of evidence-based medicine are evolving as limitations of early models are addressed. In this editorial, we present a new model for evidence-based clinical decision making ...

Data extraction is the process of a systematic review that occurs between identifying eligible studies and analysing the data, whether it can be a qualitative synthesis or a quantitative synthesis ...

The description of results in clinical trials is an unsolved problem.1 The low quality of some clinical trials and the low output of useful data for healthcare decisions is a problem for clinicians ...

Guidelines often use the term expert opinion (EO) to qualify recommendations. We sought to identify the rationale and evidence type in EO recommendations. We searched multiple databases and websites ...

Objectives Medical complications that result in patient readmissions to the intensive care unit (ICU) are known to be associated with increased mortality and length of stay. Scoring systems have been ...

Introduction Many tools and instruments are accessible for evaluating the outcomes of Shared Decision Making (SDM) interventions. However, within the realm of SDM implementation, tools to evaluate the ...

Methods The ‘implementation gap’ refers to the difference between the evidence of what works in theory and what is actually delivered in practice. A suite of integrated implementation measures was ...

Objectives Uncertainty is an integral part of science, statistics, and measurement and yet researchers, clinicians and journalists often worry that attempting to communicate uncertainty about ...

Commentary on: Liu C, Zhou Z, Liu G, et al. Efficacy and safety of dexamethasone ointment on recurrent aphthous ulceration. Am J Med 2012;125:292–301.[OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3] Recurrent ...

### Key messages High rates of long COVID or post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) continue to be reported in academic journals and subsequently filtered to the public. For instance, the Centers for ...