Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment [ReSPECT] Report: A Rapid Literature Review

Introduction: In January 2024, a multi-professional Critically Appraised Topic (CAT) group was established to support a rapid review of literature related to Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT). A CAT group is a community of practice with a common interest to assess what is known/not known on a given topic in clinical practice by assessing the evidence. A rapid review uses all the traditional tools and process expected for any high-quality systematic review (Appendix 1). It is made rapid by limiting the breadth of databases searched, using a very focused literature review question with clearly defined parameters. Rapidity in this case was also achieved through the group approach contributing to each stage of the review process. In our case this review was completed in 6 months with contributions of 6 members of clinical staff. A CAT group is a pragmatic process which aims to establish key evidence to inform practice rather than publish new evidence. Dissemination of further information will be achieved through production of an abstract, poster and this report.