A thought as I review the >1000's of posts on twitter, Facebook wall, and conversations with and among really smart folks I respect greatly over the last month: I have heard from some that "the science is unclear, but the freak out factor is huge"
I worry WE, in pursuing non-peer-reviewed “shiny objects” may be forgetting 20 years of evidence treating ARDS/hypoxemia in critical illness due to viral pneumonia. Science requires patience, and some seem to be rushing the scientific method, potentially to their patient's peril.
By adopting unexamined (not just unproven, but unexamined) HYPOTHESES in treatments outside of controlled monitored trials some may, just may be flirting with ethical lines in human experimentation?
Concur with Dr. Fauci...Science and Medicine depend on evidence, not feelings.
Concur with Dr. Fauci...Science and Medicine depend on evidence, not feelings.
I am all for new approaches & great ideas. I am currently a PI (one of many) on an RCT because of this. Stay Sane! I implore all to keep Medicine firmly in the realm of actual science where hypotheses are rigorously tested with informed consent of all parties, &safety monitoring
The intersection of science and medicine is what we have staked our life’s work upon & even the stress of the unknown and chaos of a pandemic are insufficient cause to abandon these sacred principles. @chungk1031 @ADVISSOR_One @PSkidMd #sccm #COVID19
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