Cultura

Pre-Hospital To In-Hospital Care Transitions: Systematic Review Of EMS-Nursing Handover Protocols, Medical Error Reduction, And Patient Safety Outcomes In Middle Eastern Emergency Care Systems

VOLUME 21, 2024

The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 6, 2023

Mubarak Astar Aldhafeeri, Naif Helal Alshammari, Azzam Zayed Azzam Al-Rashidi, Khalid Muhareb Alrredh Alrwaily, Badr Shahwan Al-Shammari, Bakr Sahban Kalrashid

Abstract

Pre-hospital to in-hospital care transitions represent critical junctures where communication failures significantly compromise patient safety and contribute to preventable medical errors. This systematic review examines existing evidence on emergency medical services to nursing handover protocols, their effectiveness in reducing medical errors, and patient safety outcomes, with particular attention to Middle Eastern emergency care contexts. A comprehensive search of peer-reviewed literature identified 37 relevant studies addressing handover communication, standardized protocols, medical error reduction strategies, and patient safety interventions. Findings reveal substantial variability in handover practices globally, with structured communication tools such as SBAR and I-PASS demonstrating measurable improvements in information transfer completeness and error reduction. Middle Eastern emergency care systems face unique challenges including infrastructure limitations, workforce diversity, and inconsistent protocol implementation. Critical gaps persist in culturally adapted handover protocols, context-specific validation studies, and longitudinal outcome assessments within Middle Eastern healthcare environments. This review underscores the urgent need for standardized, evidence-based handover protocols tailored to regional healthcare contexts to enhance patient safety during critical care transitions.

Keywords : emergency medical services, handover communication, patient safety, medical errors, Middle Eastern healthcare.
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords : Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty