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Abstract
Systematic reviews are difficult to keep up to date, but failure to do so leads to a decay in review currency, accuracy, and utility. We are developing a novel approach to systematic review updating termed “Living systematic review” (LSR): systematic reviews that are continually updated, incorporating relevant new evidence as it becomes available. LSRs may be particularly important in fields where research evidence is emerging rapidly, current evidence is uncertain, and new research may change policy or practice decisions. We hypothesize that a continual approach to updating will achieve greater currency and validity, and increase the benefits to end users, with feasible resource requirements over time.
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Title
Living systematic review: 1. Introduction-the why, what, when, and how
Author
Elliott, Julian H; Synnot, Anneliese; Turner, Tari; Simmonds, Mark; Akl, Elie A; McDonald, Steve; Salanti, Georgia; Meerpohl, Joerg; MacLehose, Harriet; Hilton, John; Tovey, David; Shemilt, Ian; Thomas, James; Agoritsas, Thomas; Perron, Caroline; Akl, Elie; Hodder, Rebecca; Pestridge, Charlotte; Albrecht, Lauren; Horsley, Tanya; Platt, Joanne; Armstrong, Rebecca; Nguyen, Phi Hung; Plovnick, Robert; Arno, Anneliese; Ivers, Noah; Quinn, Gail; Au, Agnes; Johnston, Renea; Rada, Gabriel; Bagg, Matthew; Jones, Arwel; Ravaud, Philippe; Boden, Catherine; Kahale, Lara; Richter, Bernt; Boisvert, Isabelle; Keshavarz, Homa; Ryan, Rebecca; Brandt, Linn; Kolakowsky-Hayner, Stephanie A; Salama, Dina; Brazinova, Alexandra; Nagraj, Sumanth Kumbargere; Buchbinder, Rachelle; Lasserson, Toby; Santaguida, Lina; Champion, Chris; Lawrence, Rebecca; Santesso, Nancy; Chandler, Jackie; Les, Zbigniew; Schünemann, Holger J; Charidimou, Andreas; Leucht, Stefan; Chou, Roger; Low, Nicola; Sherifali, Diana; Churchill, Rachel; Maas, Andrew; Reed Siemieniuk; Cnossen, Maryse C; Marie-Joelle Cossi; Macleod, Malcolm; Skoetz, Nicole; Counotte, Michel; Marshall, Iain; Soares-Weiser, Karla; Craigie, Samantha; Marshall, Rachel; Velandai Srikanth; Dahm, Philipp; Martin, Nicole; Sullivan, Katrina; Danilkewich, Alanna; Laura Martínez García; Danko, Kristen; Mavergames, Chris; Taylor, Mark; Donoghue, Emma; Maxwell, Lara J; Thayer, Kris; Dressler, Corinna; McAuley, James; Egan, Cathy; Tritton, Roger; Elliott, Julian; McKenzie, Joanne; Tsafnat, Guy; Elliott, Sarah A; Tugwell, Peter; Etxeandia, Itziar; Merner, Bronwen; Turgeon, Alexis; Featherstone, Robin; Mondello, Stefania; Foxlee, Ruth; Morley, Richard; Gert van Valkenhoef; Garner, Paul; Munafo, Marcus; Per van dvik; Gerrity, Martha; Munn, Zachary; Wallace, Byron; Glasziou, Paul; Murano, Melissa; Wallace, Sheila A; Green, Sally; Newman, Kristine; Watts, Chris; Grimshaw, Jeremy; Nieuwlaat, Robby; Weeks, Laura; Gurusamy, Kurinchi; Nikolakopoulou, Adriani; Weigl, Aaron; Haddaway, Neal; Noel-Storr, Anna; Wells, George; Hartling, Lisa; O'Connor, Annette; Wiercioch, Wojtek; Hayden, Jill; Page, Matthew; Wolfenden, Luke; Helfand, Mark; Pahwa, Manisha; Yepes Nuñez, Juan José; Higgins, Julian; Jordi Pardo Pardo; Yost, Jennifer; Hill, Sophie; Pearson, Leslea
Pages
23-30
Section
Series: Living Systematic Review
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Nov 1, 2017
ISSN
08954356
e-ISSN
18785921
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1983444573
Copyright
Copyright Elsevier Science Ltd. Nov 1, 2017