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The Evolution And Impact Of Nursing Specialization: A Comprehensive Analysis From Academic And Clinical Perspectives In Contemporary Healthcare Education And Practice

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

Majed Homud Almutairi, Malak Sultan Alsharif, Essa Saleh A Alharbi, Mohammed Faris alanazi, Yaseer Rjaalahm Aljohani, Abdulkarim Zarea Alanazi, Zeyad Seraj Mohmmed Alzahrani, Mohammed Marshod Almotiri
Mohammed Muawwad Mazyad Almutairi, Fahad Hamoud Alshammari, Omar Ayidh Al Mutairi, Abdulaziz Saud Jihad Al-Anazi, Mufareh Ali Jaber Mudabbish, Salman Mohammed Alamri, Abdullah Mohammed Jafsher

Abstract

Nursing specialization has emerged as a critical component of modern healthcare systems, reshaping the profession's identity, scope of practice, and contribution to patient outcomes. This comprehensive analysis explores the evolution and impact of nursing specialization from both academic and clinical perspectives. Through examination of current literature, theoretical frameworks, and practical applications, this article investigates how specialization has transformed nursing education, professional identity development, clinical practice, and healthcare delivery. The discussion encompasses historical developments, current challenges, and future trajectories of specialized nursing practice while highlighting the interplay between academic preparation and clinical application. The findings emphasize the significance of specialized knowledge in enhancing patient care quality, professional growth, and healthcare system efficiency, while also addressing barriers to effective implementation of nursing specialization across diverse healthcare settings.

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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