Guidance production before evidence generation for critical issues: the example of COVID-19. (5th October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Roche, Nicolas; Tonia, Thomy; Bush, Andrew; Brightling, Chris; Kolb, Martin; Dinh-Xuan, Anh Tuan; Humbert, Marc; Simonds, Anita; Adir, Yochai
• Is Part Of: European respiratory review. Volume 29:Number 157(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-10-05
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Treatment; Electronic journals; Periodical; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0310-2020
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0905-9180

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has inflicted a considerable pressure on populations, healthcare systems and community organisations worldwide, due to the fast spread of the disease and its huge global burden of morbidity and mortality, healthcare resource consumption, and societal and economic implications [1]. Production of guidance in rapidly evolving areas where evidence is absent or fragile is challenging and needs to use rigorous methods interpreted with caution https://bit.ly/3jpChqk