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Determinants Of Digital Professionalism Among Medical Students A Cross-Sectional Analysis

VOLUME 23, 2026

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

VOLUME 6, 2023

Yazeed Ibrahim Alghabban
Mohammed M. Aljohani

Abstract

Introduction: Digital professionalism is a growing domain of relevance to medical education in the case when technology and social media form a part of the communication system within healthcare. This cross-sectional study aims at determining the primary determinants of digital professionalism in medical students with regards to educational experience, usage of social media, and attitude toward technology.

Methods: There were 200 medical students, and data were gathered using a standardized online questionnaire on demographics, educational experience, social media usage, technology attitude, and familiarity with digital professionalism. Statistical tests were conducted to look for correlations between them and digital professionalism.

Results: 75% of the students had been trained in digital professionalism and 65% had discussed it in class. Social media usage was high, with 70% using Facebook and 60% using Instagram, and 55% using it daily. Although 80% of the students appreciated the utility of social media in professional growth, 60% of them admitted the difficulty of being professional on social media. Interestingly, though, only 20% noted the unprofessional nature of commenting on patient cases using personal opinions. Correlations were also evident with educational experience (r = 0.45, p < 0.01), use of social media (r = 0.38, p < 0.05), and attitude towards technology (r = 0.52, p < 0.01) with e-professionalism.

Keywords : Digital Professionalism , Medical Students , Cross-Sectional Analysis.
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