Publication and Prizes 

By kind permission of the Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) the top scoring abstracts submitted to DAS 2023 will be considered for publication in a future electronic edition of the BJA. The organisers of DAS 2023 are delighted to be able to offer this opportunity to those submitting abstracts but draw attention to the following

• The final decision on publication rests solely with the E-I-C of the BJA or their designated deputy
• All abstracts accepted for publication will have to agree to appropriate editing (as required) within the time frame specified by the journal
• The BJA supports the highest standards in research ethics. Authors may be requested to provide evidence of their ethical approvals/ patient consent etc before publication is accepted
• Authors will have to agree to the terms and conditions of publication as required by the journal
• Any abstract selected for publication in the British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) cannot be published elsewhere in the same format.

Ethical Requirements:

• Consent must have been sought for case reports.
• Caldicott Guardian approval must be obtained where patient identifiable data is involved.
• Evaluations must be discussed and agreed by the Scientific Officer of the local regional ethics service if formal ethical approval is deemed not to be required. Ethical considerations and arrangements should be discussed in the methods section of the abstract. Please see the relevant paragraphs on the BJA Instructions to Authors web page (Guide for authors – British Journal of Anaesthesia – ISSN 0007-0912 (elsevier.com) for further details.

Abstracts from outside the UK and Ireland are expected to meet the ethical standards of their host country and comply with the BJA standards stated above.