2024年3月27日 · The future of the NHS depends on the people who work in it, so workforce stewardship should be a key priority Achieving a high quality, sustainable NHS is currently challenged by major workforce problems. Staff are the most significant element of NHS expenditure1 and its most important asset in providing care for NHS patients, but stewardship …

2021年3月29日 · The methods and results of systematic reviews should be reported in sufficient detail to allow users to assess the trustworthiness and applicability of the review findings. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement was developed to facilitate transparent and complete reporting of systematic reviews and has been …

2017年5月17日 · Presenting patient cases is a key part of everyday clinical practice. A well delivered presentation has the potential to facilitate patient care and improve efficiency on ward rounds, as well as a means of teaching and assessing clinical competence. 1 The purpose of a case presentation is to communicate your diagnostic reasoning to the listener, so that he or …

2016年10月24日 · The ABCDE approach may help you deal with acutely ill patients systematically The resuscitation room (“resus”) in the emergency department is where patients with ...

2021年3月29日 · The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement, published in 2009, was designed to help systematic reviewers transparently report why the review was done, what the authors did, and what they found. Over the past decade, advances in systematic review methodology and terminology have necessitated an …

2024年1月17日 · Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most common immune mediated inflammatory diseases. People with rheumatoid arthritis present with pain, swelling, and stiffness that typically affects symmetrically distributed small and large joints. Without effective treatment, significant joint damage, disability, and work loss develop, owing to chronic inflammation of the …

RESEARCH METHODS AND REPORTING the bmj | BMJ 2021;372:n71 | doi: 10.1136/bmj.n71 1 The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews Matthew J Page,1 Joanne E McKenzie,1 Patrick M Bossuyt,2 Isabelle Boutron,3 ammT Cy Hoffmann, 4 Cynthia D Mulrow,5 Larissa Shamseer, 6 Jennifer M Tetzlaff,7 Elie A Akl,8 Sue E Brennan,1 …

2020年3月31日 · Box 1 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 …

2021年6月23日 · A 76 year old man with hypercholesterolaemia is referred to the lipid clinic because of persistently raised creatine kinase activity of 1000 IU/L or above (reference range 40-320 IU/L) after trying multiple statins. He describes no significant myalgia but had some proximal muscle weakness, which is demonstrated when he stands up from a seated position and when …

2019年8月5日 · Essential tremor is one of the most common movement disorders in adults and can affect both children and adults. An updated consensus statement in 2018 redefined essential tremor as an isolated action tremor present in bilateral upper extremities for at least three years. Tremor may also be present in other locations, commonly the neck or the vocal cords. Patients …