How to produce a rapid systematic review - a review article

A rapid review is a synthesis of available evidence in which some components of the review process are modified slightly to shorten the process. This will require tight control as well as day-to-day scientific mentoring. The typical rapid review has a focused research question covering a narrow and well-defined clinical problem. With a continuous focus on some elements in the planning and production phases, it is realistic to produce a rapid scoping or systematic review with or without meta-analysis within three months without compromising on scientific quality.