摘要
When the unexpected happens,such as a pandemic caused by a novel virus,governmental agencies,organizations,and experts in the field are rightly concerned that the paucity of available evidence may trigger unsubstantiated or erroneous recommendations.The harms of which can be exacerbated with today’s massive spread of misinformation through unregulated social media or other trusted information sites,inevitably influencing frontline clinicians’and healthcare workers’behavior and practices.However,recommendations for clinical practices are essential for the prevention,detection,treatment,and management during a global crisis.In response to the COVID-19 pandemic,clinical and research experts,government agencies,and specialty societies immediately took action to provide guidance to their constituents on how to manage all aspect of the pandemic.
