Cultura

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of Community Paramedic Programs In Emergency Medical Services In Saudi Arabia

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

Mohammed Sultan Alharkan, Abdulaziz Bakheet Alghamdi, Ghalib Marwi ALanazi, Naif Meshal Alanazi, Zaid Helal Al anazi, Khaled Agol Alsolam, Faleh Saeed Faleh Alsubaie, Owaidh Mohsen Faleh Alotaibi, Ibrahim Saleh A Alfawzan

Abstract

The emergency medical services (EMS) landscape in Saudi Arabia is evolving to address growing challenges in healthcare delivery and resource allocation. Community paramedic (CP) programs represent an innovative approach to providing appropriate care while potentially reducing unnecessary emergency department utilization and healthcare costs in the Saudi context. This comprehensive analysis examines the economic impact of community paramedic programs within the Saudi Arabian emergency medical services system, evaluating their cost-effectiveness across various implementation models. Through examination of existing programs, outcomes data, and economic modeling, this article provides a detailed assessment of the financial implications, return on investment, and sustainability of community paramedicine as an integrated component of Saudi Arabia's modern EMS systems, with particular attention to the unique cultural, geographic, and healthcare system characteristics of the Kingdom.

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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