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Articles archive. Every article published since the The BMJ ’s first issue in 1840 is now available online. You can browse different print issues. In June 2008 The BMJ became a fully online first journal, with all articles published on the website in advance of print. You can browse all articles published online in consecutive seven day periods.
Quality improvement into practice | The BMJ
Mar 31, 2020 · Definitions of quality improvement. Improvement in patient outcomes, system performance, and professional development that results from a combined, multidisciplinary approach in how change is delivered. 3. The delivery of healthcare with improved outcomes and lower cost through continuous redesigning of work processes and systems. 4.
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation - The BMJ
Dec 30, 2021 · Atrial fibrillation is the most commonly encountered cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice (box 1). 7 Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) is intermittent episodes of atrial fibrillation that terminate within seven days either spontaneously or with intervention. 8 This excludes atrial fibrillation that is triggered by transient causes such as ...
Hypertension in adults: summary of updated NICE guidance
Oct 21, 2019 · Hypertension is a leading global cause of morbidity and mortality. More than 25% of the adult UK population has hypertension, and in about 30% blood pressure remains uncontrolled.1 In August, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its updated guideline on the diagnosis and management of hypertension. The guideline …
Medical ethics: four principles plus attention to scope - The BMJ
Jul 16, 1994 · The “four principles plus scope” approach provides a simple, accessible, and culturally neutral approach to thinking about ethical issues in health care. The approach, developed in the United States, is based on four common, basic prima facie moral commitments - respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice - plus concern for their scope …
Acute vertigo: getting the diagnosis right | The BMJ
Aug 12, 2022 · Light-headedness— A feeling you are “going to faint”. Imbalance— A state of being out of equilibrium, or with loss of balance. Gait disorder— A problem or difficulty with walking. Acute vestibular syndrome— Sudden onset of vertigo, nausea, postural instability, and nystagmus lasting for ≥24 hours. Transient vestibular syndrome ...
Authorship & contributorship - The BMJ
Authorship. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (ICMJE Recommendations 2018) recommend that authorship be based on the following four criteria:• Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, …
Management of depression in adults: summary of updated NICE …
Jul 20, 2022 · Since the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its last guideline on depression in 2009,1 the prevalence of depression has increased,2 particularly among vulnerable adults during the covid-19 pandemic.3 Yet fewer than half of people affected receive treatment,2 despite increased provision of psychological therapies4 and …