Emma Persad

TL;DR: A rapid review on the effectiveness of quarantine during severe coronavirus outbreaks found that quarantine is important in reducing incidence and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TL;DR: Exclusion of non-English publications from systematic reviews on clinical interventions had a minimal effect on overall conclusions and could be a viable methodological shortcut, especially for rapid reviews.

TL;DR: A rapid review of trials, observational studies, or mathematical modelling studies assessing screening effectiveness or screening accuracy among general populations in which the prevalence of SARS-CoV2 is unknown found that screening of healthcare workers in emergency departments using laboratory tests may reduce transmission to patients and other healthcare workers.

TL;DR: This article assessed the impact of restricting systematic reviews of conventional or alternative medical treatments or diagnostic tests to English-language publications on effect estimates and conclusions and found that restricting systematic review to English language publications appeared to have little impact on the effect estimates.

TL;DR: If decision-makers are willing to accept less certainty and a small risk for opposite conclusions, some abbreviated searches are viable options for rapid evidence syntheses.