9 research outputs found
The evolution of citizenship education in nation-building in Singapore and Hong Kong
No full textCitizenship Education is a highly political agenda for politicians and governments, especially those of the emerging nations studied in transitology. Political circumstances that surround the birth of ล nation are inextricably tied up with the unique economic, social and even globalisation contexts that shape the formation of that particular nation. Citizenship education mirrors the political climate of such circumstances. A ruling government's policies and ideologies are often transmitted to the masses through education in the form of citizenship education in its evolving forms that take after the political orientations of the nation. A historical-comparative study of Singapore and Hong Kong is the focus of the thesis and a combined case in point. This historical-comparative approach presents a chronological and qualitative analysis of Singapore and Hong Kong that links the past to the present, and points to future direction on how citizenship education has transformed in its focus, dimensions, content, message and values. Theories of nationalism, nation-state and national identity provide a basis for the understanding of the political, economic and social factors that impact nation- building and the subsequent evolvement of Civic and Moral Education in Singapore and Hong Kong after independence. In an analysis of the content-domain of citizenship education, Singapore’s curriculum is shown to reflect the ruling party's ideologies infused through National Education, where the Singapore story is sacrosanct and has to be mastered by all students so that the continual survival instinct is preserved at ill times. Hong Kong covers more breadth with a curriculum that includes the history of China that can be taught critically and a Chinese cultural heritage element that is infused into all the Key Learning subjects. The Life Event Approach is also more practical and relevant to the students' appreciation of the more individual-growth values learnt. Singapore is identified as an Objective/Globalised nation-state with a parallel Objective/Globalised National Identity that has a predominantly strong political leadership and economic priority in its nation-building foundation. It recognizes the need to rise up to the global challenges ahead. Hong Kong has a combination of Objective/Subjective/Globalised region-state with a parallel Objective/Subjective/Globalised National Identity with China due to its cultural heritage component inherited from China and also the need to meet global challenges. The thesis demonstrates how education can be used as a channel to serve the ideologies of the politicians who have a direct stake in shaping the focus of the political content in citizenship education in building national identity. It also illustrates how the respective political circumstances, economic reasons, social contexts and globalisation challenges drive the evolvement of the citizenship education in both Singapore and Hong Kong
Comprehensive Analysis of Neurotoxin-Induced Ablation of Dopaminergic Neurons in Zebrafish Larvae
No full textNeurotoxin exposure of zebrafish larvae has been used to mimic a Parkinson’s disease (PD) phenotype and to facilitate high-throughput drug screening. However, the vulnerability of zebrafish to various neurotoxins was shown to be variable. Here, we provide a direct comparison of ablative effectiveness in order to identify the optimal neurotoxin-mediated dopaminergic (DAnergic) neuronal death in larval zebrafish. Transgenic zebrafish, Tg(dat:eGFP), were exposed to different concentrations of the neurotoxins MPTP, MPP+, paraquat, 6-OHDA, and rotenone for four days, starting at three days post-fertilization. The LC50 of each respective neurotoxin concentration was determined. Confocal live imaging on Tg(dat:eGFP) showed that MPTP, MPP+, and rotenone caused comparable DAnergic cell loss in the ventral diencephalon (vDC) region while, paraquat and 6-OHDA caused fewer losses of DAnergic cells. These results were further supported by respective gene expression analyses of dat, th, and p53. Importantly, the loss of DAnergic cells from exposure to MPTP, MPP+, and rotenone impacted larval locomotor function. MPTP induced the largest motor deficit, but this was accompanied by the most severe morphological impairment. We conclude that, of the tested neurotoxins, MPP+ recapitulates a substantial degree of DAnergic ablation and slight locomotor perturbations without systemic defects indicative of a Parkinsonian phenotype
Cellular Localization of gdnf in Adult Zebrafish Brain
No full textGlial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) was initially described as important for dopaminergic neuronal survival and is involved in many other essential functions in the central nervous system. Characterization of GDNF phenotype in mammals is well described; however, studies in non-mammalian vertebrate models are scarce. Here, we characterized the anatomical distribution of gdnf -expressing cells in adult zebrafish brain by means of combined in situ hybridization (ISH) and immunohistochemistry. Our results revealed that gdnf was widely dispersed in the brain. gdnf transcripts were co-localized with radial glial cells along the ventricular area of the telencephalon and in the hypothalamus. Interestingly, Sox2 positive cells expressed gdnf in the neuronal layer but not in the ventricular zone of the telencephalon. A subset of GABAergic precursor cells labeled with dlx6a-1.4kbdlx5a/6a: green fluorescence protein (GFP) in the pallium, parvocellular preoptic nucleus, and the anterior and dorsal zones of the periventricular hypothalamus also showed expression with gdnf mRNA. In addition, gdnf signals were detected in subsets of dopaminergic neurons, including those in the ventral diencephalon, similar to what is seen in mammalian brain. Our work extends our knowledge of gdnf action sites and suggests a potential role for gdnf in adult brain neurogenesis and regeneration. © 2020 by the authors
affects early diencephalic dopaminergic neuron development through regulation of differentiation‐associated transcription factors in zebrafish
No full textA Christian social ethic for Singapore with reference to the works of Ronald H. Preston
No full textThis thesis proposes a contextual Christian social ethic for a plural Singapore where Christianity, as a late arrival in East and Southeast Asia, is still regarded by most Asians as a foreign religion, mainly because of its association with past colonial exploits and present Euro-North American value-systems. Our thesis begins with an historical overview of Singapore from its founding as a British colony to its present position as an independent prosperous republic. Drawing on two failed attempts at Christian social engagement in post- colonial Singapore as examples, we argue against uncritical adoption of any social ethical model which is not culture-sensitive to the peculiar contextual concerns of that city-state. We show that an appropriate and credible Christian social ethic for Singapore can be found, not so much in Liberation Theologies or Ecclesiological Ethics, though they have rightly attracted a lot of attention in recent years, but rather in the social theology of Ronald. Preston and the tradition he represents. Preston's social theology, informed very much by a doctrine of creation, recognises God's grace at work in the life of all people and social structures. It encourages and facilitates constructive Christian social engagement in the political arena and the economic sphere where Christians, as members of overlapping communities, live and work with people of other faiths and those with no religious affiliation. When critically adapted and appropriately supplemented by other theological and philosophical materials in areas where we find deficiencies, Preston's social theology provides the congenial theological resources which can be used to frame a contextual Christian social ethic to meet the multi-faceted challenges of a plural, post-colonial Singapore
DataSheet1_Craniofacial and cardiac defects in chd7 zebrafish mutants mimic CHARGE syndrome.pdf
No full textCongenital heart defects occur in almost 80% of patients with CHARGE syndrome, a sporadically occurring disease causing craniofacial and other abnormalities due to mutations in the CHD7 gene. Animal models have been generated to mimic CHARGE syndrome; however, heart defects are not extensively described in zebrafish disease models of CHARGE using morpholino injections or genetic mutants. Here, we describe the co-occurrence of craniofacial abnormalities and heart defects in zebrafish chd7 mutants. These mutant phenotypes are enhanced in the maternal zygotic mutant background. In the chd7 mutant fish, we found shortened craniofacial cartilages and extra cartilage formation. Furthermore, the length of the ventral aorta is altered in chd7 mutants. Many CHARGE patients have aortic arch anomalies. It should be noted that the aberrant branching of the first branchial arch artery is observed for the first time in chd7 fish mutants. To understand the cellular mechanism of CHARGE syndrome, neural crest cells (NCCs), that contribute to craniofacial and cardiovascular tissues, are examined using sox10:Cre lineage tracing. In contrast to its function in cranial NCCs, we found that the cardiac NCC-derived mural cells along the ventral aorta and aortic arch arteries are not affected in chd7 mutant fish. The chd7 fish mutants we generated recapitulate some of the craniofacial and cardiovascular phenotypes found in CHARGE patients and can be used to further determine the roles of CHD7.</p
Global variation in anastomosis and end colostomy formation following left-sided colorectal resection
No full textnone3427noBackground: End colostomy rates following colorectal resection vary across institutions in high-income settings, being influenced by patient, disease, surgeon and system factors. This study aimed to assess global variation in end colostomy rates after left-sided colorectal resection. Methods: This study comprised an analysis of GlobalSurg-1 and-2 international, prospective, observational cohort studies (2014, 2016), including consecutive adult patients undergoing elective or emergency left-sided colorectal resection within discrete 2-week windows. Countries were grouped into high-, middle-and low-income tertiles according to the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). Factors associated with colostomy formation versus primary anastomosis were explored using a multilevel, multivariable logistic regression model. Results: In total, 1635 patients from 242 hospitals in 57 countries undergoing left-sided colorectal resection were included: 113 (6·9 per cent) from low-HDI, 254 (15·5 per cent) from middle-HDI and 1268 (77·6 percent) from high-HDI countries. There was a higher proportion of patients with perforated disease (57·5, 40·9 and 35·4 per cent; P < 0·001) and subsequent use of end colostomy (52·2, 24·8 and 18·9 per cent; P < 0·001) in low-compared with middle-and high-HDI settings. The association with colostomy use in low-HDI settings persisted (odds ratio (OR) 3·20, 95 per cent c.i. 1·35 to 7·57; P = 0·008) after risk adjustment for malignant disease (OR 2·34, 1·65 to 3·32; P < 0·001), emergency surgery (OR 4·08, 2·73 to 6·10; P < 0·001), time to operation at least 48 h (OR 1·99, 1·28 to 3·09; P = 0·002) and disease perforation (OR 4·00, 2·81 to 5·69; P < 0·001). Conclusion: Global differences existed in the proportion of patients receiving end stomas after left-sided colorectal resection based on income, which went beyond case mix alone.noneGlasbey, James C; Adisa, Adewale O; Costas‐Chavarri, Ainhoa; Qureshi, Ahmad U; Allen‐Ingabire, Jean C; Salem, Hosni Khairy; Kojo, Anyomih Theophilus Teddy; Tabiri, Stephen; Nepogodiev, Dmitri; Lilford, Richard J; Harrison, Ewen M; Pinkney, Thomas D; Smart, Neil; Bhangu, Aneel; Verjee, Azmina; Runigamugabo, Emmy; Glasbey, James; Bhangu, Aneel; Ademuyiwa, Adesoji O; Adisa, Adewale O; Aguilera, Maria Lorena; Altamini, Afnan; Alexander, Philip; Al‐Saqqa, Sara W; Borda‐Luque, Giuliano; Cornick, Jen; Costas‐Chavarri, Ainhoa; Drake, Thomas M; Fergusson, Stuart J; Fitzgerald, J Edward; Glasbey, James; Ingabire, J.C Allen; Ismaïl, Lawani; Jaffry, Zahra; Salem, Hosni Khairy; Khatri, Chetan; Kirby, Andrew; Kojo, Anyomih Theophilus Teddy; Lapitan, Marie Carmela; Lilford, Richard; Mihaljevic, Andre L; Mohan, Midhun; Morton, Dion; 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Ortega, Irene; Jeyakumar, Jenifa; Senanayake, Kithsiri J.; Abdulbagi, Omar; Cengiz, Yucel; Raptis, Dmitri; Altinel, Yuksel; Kong, Chia; Teasdale, Ella; Irwin, Gareth; Stoddart, Michael; Kabariti, Rakan; Suresh, Sukrit; Gash, Katherine; Narayanan, Ragavan; Maimbo, Mayaba; Fermani, Claudio; Balmaceda, Ruben; Modolo, Maria Marta; Macdermid, Ewan; Gobin, Neel; Chenn, Roxanne; Yong, Cheryl Ou; Edye, Michael; Jarmin, Martin; D'amours, Scott K; Iyer, Dushyant; Youssef, Daniel; Phillips, Nicholas; Brown, Jason; George, Robert; Koh, Cherry; Warren, Oliver; Hanley, Isaac; Dickfos, Marilla; Nawara, Clemens; Öfner, Dietmar; Primavesi, Florian; Mitul, Ashrarur Rahman; Mahmud, Khalid; Hussain, Margub; Hakim, Hafiz; Kumar, Tapan; Oosterkamp, Antje; Assouto, Pamphile A; Lawani, Ismail; Souaibou, Yacoubou Imorou; Tun, Aung Kyaw; Chong, Chean Leung; Devadasar, Giridhar H; Chong, Chean Leung; Qadir, Muhammad Rashid Minhas; Aung, Kyaw Phyo; Yeo, Lee Shi; Chong, Chean Leung; Castillo, Vanessa Dina Palomino; 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Marinkovic, Boris; Grasset, Eugenio; D'aguzan, Nicole; Grasset, Eugenio; Jimenez, Julio; Macchiavello, Roberto; Zhang, Zhongtao; Guo, Wei; Oh, Junyeong; Zheng, Fei; Montes, Irene; Sierra, Sebastian; Mendez, Manuela; Villegas, Maria Isabel; Arango, Maria Clara Mendoza; Mendoza, Ivan; Naranjo Aristizã¡bal, Fred Alexander; Botero, Jaime Andres Montoya; Riaza, Victor Manuel Quintero; Restrepo, Jakeline; Morales, Carlos; Arango, Maria Clara Mendoza; Cruz, Herman; Munera, Alejandro; Arango, Maria Clara Mendoza; Karlo, Robert; Domini, Edgar; Mihanovic, Jakov; Radic, Mihael; Zamarin, Kresimir; Pezelj, Nikica; Hache‐Marliere, Manuel; Lemaire, Sylvia Batista; Rivas, Ruben; Khyrallh, Ahmed; Hassan, Ahamed; Shimy, Gamal; Baky Fahmy, Mohamed A; Nabawi, Ayman; Elfil, Mohamed; Ghoneem, Mohamed; Gohar, Muhammad El‐Saied Ahmad Muhammad; Asal, Mohamed; Abdelkader, Mostafa; Gomah, Mahmoud; Rashwan, Hayssam; Karkeet, Mohamed; Gomaa, Ahmed; Hasan, Amr; Elgebaly, Ahmed; Saleh, Omar; Fattah, Ahmad Abdel; Gouda, Abdullah; Elshafay, Abd Elrahman; Gharib, Abdalla; Menshawy, Ahmed; Hanafy, Mohammed; Al‐Mallah, Abdullah; Abdulgawad, Mahmoud; Baheeg, Mohamad; Alhendy, Mohammed; AbdelFattah, Ibrahim; Kenibar, Abdalla; Osman, Omar; Gemeah, Mostafa; Mohammed, Ahmed; Adel, Abdalrahman; Gharib, Abdalla; Mohammed, Abdelrahman; Sayed, Abdelrahman; Abozaid, Mohamed; Kotb, Ahmed Hafez El‐Badri; Ata, Ali Amin Ahmed; Nasr, Mohammed; Alkammash, Abdelrahman; Saeed, Mohammed; El Hamid, Nader Abd; Attia, Attia Mohamed; El Galeel, Ahmed Abd; Elbanby, Eslam; El‐Dien, Khalid Salah; Hantour, Usama; Alahmady, Omar; Mansour, Billal; Elkorashy, Amr Muhammad; Taha, Emad Mohamed Saeed; Lasheen, Kholod Tarek; Elkolaly, Salma Said; Abdel‐Wahab, Nehal Yosri Elsayed; Abozyed, Mahmoud Ahmed Fathi; Adel, Ahmed; Saeed, Ahmed Moustafa; El Sayed, Gehad Samir; Youssif, Jehad Hassan; Ahmed, Soliman Magdy; El‐Shahat, Nermeen Soubhy; Khedr, Abd El‐Rahman Hegazy; Elsebaaye, Abdelrhman Osama; Elzayat, Mohamed; Abdelraheim, Mohamed; Elzayat, Ibrahim; Warda, Mahmoud; El Deen, Khaled Naser; Elnemr, Abdelrhman Essam; Salah, Omar; Abbas, Mohamed; Rashad, Mona; Elzayyat, Ibrahim; Hemeda, Dalia; Tawfik, Gehad; Salama, Mai; Khaled, Hazem; Seisa, Mohamed; Elshaer, Kareem; Hussein, Abdelfatah; Elkhadrawi, Mahmoud; Afifi, Ahmed Mohamed; Ebrahim, Osama Saadeldeen; Metwally, Mahmoud Mohamed; Elmelegy, Rowida; Elsawahly, Diaa Moustafa Elbendary; Safa, Hisham; Nofal, Eman; Elbermawy, Mohamed; Ghazy, Ahmed Abdelmotaleb; Samih, Hisham; Abdelgelil, Asmaa; Abdelghany, Sarah; El Kholy, Ahmed; Aboraya, Metwally; Elkady, Fatma; Salma, Mahmoud; Samy, Sarah; Fakher, Reem; Aboarab, Aya; Samir, Ahmed; Sakr, Ahmed; Haroun, Abdelrahman; Al‐Aarag, Asmaa Abdel‐Rahman; Elkholy, Ahmed; Elshanwany, Sally; Ghanem, Esraa; Tammam, Ahmed; Hammad, Ali Mohamed; El Shoura, Yousra; El Ashal, Gehad; Khairy, Hosni; Antar, Sarah; Mehrez, Sara; Abdelshafy, Mahmoud; Hamad, Maha Gamal Mohamad; Hosh, Mona; Abdallah, Emad; Magdy, Basma; Alzayat, Thuraya; Gamaly, Elsayed; Elfeki, Hossam; Abouzahra, Amany; Elsheikh, Shereen; Elgendy, Fatimah I; El‐Salam, Fathia Abd; Seifelnasr, Osama; Ammar, Mohamed; Eysa, Athar; Sadek, Aliaa; Toeema, Aliaa Gamal; Nasr, Aly; Abuseif, Mohamed; Zidan, Hagar; Barakat, Sara Abd Elmageed; Elsayed, Nadin; Elrasoul, Yasmin Abd; Elkelany, Ahmed; Ammar, Mohamed Sabry; Mustafa, Mennat‐Allah; Hegazy, Yasmin; Etman, Mohamed; Saad, Samar; Alrahawy, Mahmoud; Raslan, Ahmed; Morsi, Mahmoud; Rslan, Ahmed; Sabry, Ahmed; Elwakil, Hager; Shaker, Heba; Zidan, Hagar; Abd‐Elrasoul, Yasmin; Elkelany, Ahmed; El‐Kashef, Hussein; Shaalan, Mohamed; Tarek, Areej; Elwan, Ayman; Nayel, Ahmed Ragab; Seif, Mostafa; Elwan, Ayman; Emadeldin, Doaa; Ghonaim, Mohamed Ali; Almallah, Ahmad; Fouad, Ahmed; Sayma, Eman Adel; Elbatahgy, Ahmad; El‐Ma'doul, Angham Solaiman; Mosad, Ahmed; Tolba, Hager; Elsorogy, Diaa Eldin Abdelazeem Amin; Mostafa, Hassan Ali; Omar, Amira Atef; El Hameed, Ola Sherief Abd; Lasheen, Ahmed; El Salam, Yasser Abd; Morsi, Ashraf; Ismail, Mohammed; El‐badawy, Hager Ahmed; Amer, Mohamed A; Elkelany, Ahmed; Elkelany, Ahmed; El‐Hamouly, Ahmed Sabry; Attallah, Noura A.; Mosalum, Omnia; Afandy, Ahmed; Mokhtar, Ahmed; Abouelnasr, Alaa; Ayad, Sara; Shaker, Ramdan; Sakr, Rokia; Shaker, Ramadan; Amreia, Mahmoud; Elsobky, Soaad; Mustafa, Mohamed; El Magd, Ahmed Abo; Marey, Abeer; Hafez, Amr Tarek; Zalabia, Mohamed F; Mohamed, Mohamed Moamen; Fadel, Amr; Ahmed, Emad Ali; Ali, Ahmad; Alwafai, Mohammad Ghassan; Dwydar, Abdullah; Kharsa, Sara; Mamdouh, Ehab; El‐Sheemy, Hatem; AlYoussef, Ibrahim; Aly, Abouelatta Khairy; Aldalaq, Ahmad; Alnawam, Ehab; Alkhabbaz, Dalia; Saad, Mahmoud; Hussein, Shady; Elazayem, Ahmed Abo; Meshref, Ahmed; Elashmawy, Marwa; Mousa, Mohammed; Nashaat, Ahmad; Ghanem, Sara; Elsayed, Zaynab M; Elwaey, Aya; Elkadsh, Iman; Darweesh, Mariam; Mohameden, Ahmed; Hafez, Mennaallah; Badr, Ahmed; Badwy, Assmaa; El Slam, Mohamed Abd; Elazoul, Mohamed; Al‐Nahrawi, Safwat; Eldamaty, Lotfy; Nada, Fathee; Ameen, Mohamed; Hagar, Aya; Elsehimy, Mohamed; Aboraya, Mohammad; Dawoud, Hossam; El Mesery, Shorouk; El Gendy, Abeer; Abdelkareem, Ahmed; Marey, Ahmed Safwan; Allam, Mostafa; Shehata, Sherif; Abozeid, Khaled; Elshobary, Marwa; Fahiem, Ahmed; Sarsik, Sameh; Hashish, Amel; Zidan, Mohamed; Hashish, Mohamed; Aql, Shaimaa; Elhendawy, Abdelaziz Osman Abdelaziz; Husseini, Mohamed; Kasem, Esraa; Gheith, Ahmed; Elfouly, Yasmin; Soliman, Ahmed Ragab; Ibrahim, Yasmein; Elfouly, Nesma; Fawzy, Ahmed; Hassan, Ahmed; Rashid, Mohammad; Elsherbiny, Abdallah Salah; Sieda, Basem; Badwi, Nermin M; Mohammed, Mohammed Mustafa Hassan; Mohamed, Osama; Habeeb, Mohammad Abdulkhalek; Worku, Mengistu; Starr, Nichole; Desta, Semay; Wondimu, Sahlu; Abebe, Nebyou Seyoum; Thomas, Efeson; Asele, Frehun Ayele; Dabessa, Daniel; Abebe, Nebiyou Seyoum; Zerihun, Abebe Bekele; Mentula, Panu; Leppäniemi, Ari; Sallinen, Ville; Scalabre, Aurelien; Frade, Fernanda; Irtan, Sabine; Graffeille, Vivien; Gaignard, Elodie; Alimi, Quentin; Alimi, Quentin; Graffieille, Vivien; Gaignard, Elodie; Abbo, Olivier; Mouttalib, Sofia; Bouali, Ourdia; Hervieux, Erik; Aigrain, Yves; Botto, Nathalie; Faure, Alice; Fievet, Lucile; Panait, Nicoleta; Eyssartier, Emilie; Schmitt, Francoise; Podevin, Guillaume; Parent, Valentine; Martin, Amandine; Arnaud, Alexis Pierre; Muller, Cecile; Bonnard, Arnaud; Peycelon, Matthieu; Abantanga, Francis; Boakye‐Yiadom, Kwaku; Bukari, Mohammed; Owusu, Frank; Awuku‐Asabre, Joseph; Tabiri, Stephen; Bray, Lemuel Davies; Lytras, Dimitrios; Psarianos, Kyriakos; Bamicha, Anastasia; Kefalidi, Eirini; Gemenetzis, Georgios; Dervenis, Christos; Gouvas, Nikolaos; Agalianos, Christos; Kontos, Michail; Kouraklis, Gregory; Karousos, Dimitrios; Germanos, Stylianos; Marinos, Constantinos; Anthoulakis, Christos; Nikoloudis, Nikolaos; Mitroudis, Nikolaos; Recinos, Gustavo; Estupinian, Sergio; Forno, Walter; Azmitia, José René Arévalo; Cabrera, Carla Cecilia Ramãrez; Guevara, Romeo; Aguilera, Maria; Mendez, Napoleon; Mendizabal, Cesar Augusto Azmitia; Ramazzini, Pablo; Urquizu, Mario Contreras; 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Global variation in anastomosis and end colostomy formation following left-sided colorectal resection
No full text3427sinoneBackground: End colostomy rates following colorectal resection vary across institutions in high-income settings, being influenced by patient, disease, surgeon and system factors. This study aimed to assess global variation in end colostomy rates after left-sided colorectal resection. Methods: This study comprised an analysis of GlobalSurg-1 and-2 international, prospective, observational cohort studies (2014, 2016), including consecutive adult patients undergoing elective or emergency left-sided colorectal resection within discrete 2-week windows. Countries were grouped into high-, middle-and low-income tertiles according to the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). Factors associated with colostomy formation versus primary anastomosis were explored using a multilevel, multivariable logistic regression model. Results: In total, 1635 patients from 242 hospitals in 57 countries undergoing left-sided colorectal resection were included: 113 (6·9 per cent) from low-HDI, 254 (15·5 per cent) from middle-HDI and 1268 (77·6 percent) from high-HDI countries. There was a higher proportion of patients with perforated disease (57·5, 40·9 and 35·4 per cent; P < 0·001) and subsequent use of end colostomy (52·2, 24·8 and 18·9 per cent; P < 0·001) in low-compared with middle-and high-HDI settings. The association with colostomy use in low-HDI settings persisted (odds ratio (OR) 3·20, 95 per cent c.i. 1·35 to 7·57; P = 0·008) after risk adjustment for malignant disease (OR 2·34, 1·65 to 3·32; P < 0·001), emergency surgery (OR 4·08, 2·73 to 6·10; P < 0·001), time to operation at least 48 h (OR 1·99, 1·28 to 3·09; P = 0·002) and disease perforation (OR 4·00, 2·81 to 5·69; P < 0·001). Conclusion: Global differences existed in the proportion of patients receiving end stomas after left-sided colorectal resection based on income, which went beyond case mix alone.noneGlasbey, James C; Adisa, Adewale O; Costas‐Chavarri, Ainhoa; Qureshi, Ahmad U; Allen‐Ingabire, Jean C; Salem, Hosni Khairy; Kojo, Anyomih Theophilus Teddy; Tabiri, Stephen; Nepogodiev, Dmitri; Lilford, Richard J; Harrison, Ewen M; Pinkney, Thomas D; Smart, Neil; Bhangu, Aneel; Verjee, Azmina; Runigamugabo, Emmy; Glasbey, James; Bhangu, Aneel; Ademuyiwa, Adesoji O; Adisa, Adewale O; Aguilera, Maria Lorena; Altamini, Afnan; Alexander, Philip; Al‐Saqqa, Sara W; Borda‐Luque, Giuliano; Cornick, Jen; Costas‐Chavarri, Ainhoa; Drake, Thomas M; Fergusson, Stuart J; Fitzgerald, J Edward; Glasbey, James; Ingabire, J.C Allen; Ismaïl, Lawani; Jaffry, Zahra; Salem, Hosni Khairy; Khatri, Chetan; Kirby, Andrew; Kojo, Anyomih Theophilus Teddy; Lapitan, Marie Carmela; Lilford, Richard; Mihaljevic, Andre L; Mohan, Midhun; Morton, Dion; 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Laparoscopy in management of appendicitis in high-, middle-, and low-income countries: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study
No full textBackground: Appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency worldwide. Differences between high- and low-income settings in the availability of laparoscopic appendectomy, alternative management choices, and outcomes are poorly described. The aim was to identify variation in surgical management and outcomes of appendicitis within low-, middle-, and high-Human Development Index (HDI) countries worldwide. Methods: This is a multicenter, international prospective cohort study. Consecutive sampling of patients undergoing emergency appendectomy over 6 months was conducted. Follow-up lasted 30 days. Results: 4546 patients from 52 countries underwent appendectomy (2499 high-, 1540 middle-, and 507 low-HDI groups). Surgical site infection (SSI) rates were higher in low-HDI (OR 2.57, 95% CI 1.33–4.99, p = 0.005) but not middle-HDI countries (OR 1.38, 95% CI 0.76–2.52, p = 0.291), compared with high-HDI countries after adjustment. A laparoscopic approach was common in high-HDI countries (1693/2499, 67.7%), but infrequent in low-HDI (41/507, 8.1%) and middle-HDI (132/1540, 8.6% ) groups. After accounting for case-mix, laparoscopy was still associated with fewer overall complications (OR 0.55, 95% CI 0.42–0.71, p < 0.001) and SSIs (OR 0.22, 95% CI 0.14–0.33, p < 0.001). In propensity-score matched groups within low-/middle-HDI countries, laparoscopy was still associated with fewer overall complications (OR 0.23 95% CI 0.11–0.44) and SSI (OR 0.21 95% CI 0.09–0.45). Conclusion: A laparoscopic approach is associated with better outcomes and availability appears to differ by country HDI. Despite the profound clinical, operational, and financial barriers to its widespread introduction, laparoscopy could significantly improve outcomes for patients in low-resource environments. Trial registration: NCT02179112
