以创新促发展,应对日益增多的难治性糖尿病足溃疡

Innovation Stimulates Development:How to Cope with the Constant Growth in Refractory Diabetic Foot Ulcers

糖尿病足溃疡在我国年发病率高达8.1%,给糖尿病患者、家庭及社会带来了巨大的经济和社会负担。我国糖尿病足溃疡工作在近20年取得较大的进步,大截肢率明显降低,但仍然高于欧美发达国家水平。因此,为了进一步提高我国糖尿病足溃疡的诊治水平,唯有加强创新,包括理念创新、模式创新以及技术创新,并培养国家、省级地区的糖尿病足溃疡防治领域领军人才,才能进一步降低我国糖尿病足溃疡患者的致残率与致死率。本文介绍了通过加强创新研究,建立一套符合我国国情的完整的糖尿病足防治体系的重要性和必要性,在此基础上就存在的问题和今后的发展方向进行了展望。

Diabetic foot ulcers,with an annual incidence as high as 8.1%in China,impose enormous social and economic burdens on diabetic patients,families and society.Substantial progress has been made in China in the work concerning diabetic foot ulcers in the past two decades,and the major amputation rate in patients with diabetic foot ulcers in China has decreased significantly,even though it is still far higher than the level of developed countries in Europe and North America.Therefore,if we are to further improve the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot ulcers in China,the only solution lies in reinforced efforts in innovation,including innovations in concepts,models,and technology,and the training of national and provincial-level leading experts in diabetic foot ulcer care.Only in this way,can we further reduce the disability and mortality caused by diabetic foot ulcers in China.We,herein,discussed the importance and necessity of establishing a comprehensive diabetic foot prevention and control system suited to the actual circumstances of China through strengthening innovative research.On that basis,we also reported existing problems and prospects for future development.