Cultura

Optimising SME Performance Through Strategic Planning: Models And Applications

VOLUME 22, 2025

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

VOLUME 6, 2023

Roxana Alvarez-Acosta
Fausto Calderón-Pineda

Abstract

Strategic planning is a crucial element for optimising the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in a highly competitive and dynamic business environment. This study analyses the influence of strategic management practices on the success and annual revenues of SMEs in the province of Santa Elena, Ecuador. Using a quantitative approach, it examines the relationship between firm size and the presence of a strategic plan, the impact of planning methodology on observed profits, the association between plan revision frequency and adaptability, and the combined effect of these practices on perceived success. The results show that larger firms tend to have more frequent strategic plans, and that regular plan review is positively correlated with greater adaptive capacity and higher revenues. In addition, clusters of firms with similar characteristics in terms of strategic practices and performance are identified. The findings underline the importance of adopting a proactive and adaptive strategic approach to achieve success and sustainable financial growth in SMEs.

Keywords : Strategic planning, SMEs, business success, adaptability, competi-tiveness.
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