Managing Perforated Diverticulitis: An Overview of Treatment Trends and Clinical Outcomes at a Single Centre in the United Kingdom.

Introduction Perforation represents the most critical manifestation of complicated diverticulitis. In 2008, it was estimated that about 2,000 cases of perforated diverticulitis (PD) were diagnosed in the United Kingdom (UK). Management of PD is evolving with considerable variation in approaches between hospitals and countries with an increased trend towards a conservative approach.

Through Different Lenses: A Retrospective Analysis of the Agreement Between Laparoscopic and Histopathological Evaluations of the Appendix.

Background: Appendicectomy is the most frequently performed emergency general surgical procedure. Previous research has highlighted discrepancies between initial intraoperative laparoscopic diagnoses and subsequent histopathology reports following appendicectomy. In the United Kingdom (UK), routine histopathological examination is the established practice, ensuring precise diagnosis of appendiceal specimens.

Humanitarian-Development Nexus: strengthening health system preparedness, response and resilience capacities to address COVID-19 in Sudan-case study of repositioning external assistance model and focus.

The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and the establishment of a new transitional government in Sudan with rejuvenated relations with the international community paved the way for external assistance to the EU COVID-19 response project, a project with a pioneering design within the region. The project sought to operationalize the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, perceiving the nexus as a continuum rather than sequential due to the protracted nature of emergencies in Sudan and their multiplicity and contextual complexity. It went further into enhancing peace through engaging with conflict and post-conflict-affected states and communities and empowering local actors.

Cost-of-illness trajectories among people with multiple sclerosis by comorbidity: A register-based prospective study in Sweden.

Background: Comorbidities are common among people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS); yet, their impact on the cost-of-illness (COI) in MS is unknown.

Objective: Explore the heterogeneity in COI trajectories among newly diagnosed PwMS in relation to type of comorbidity.

Methods: A nationwide longitudinal cohort study, using prospectively collected Swedish register data for seven years.