Ran Xing-Wu, Xu Zhang-Rong
Innovation Center for Wound Repair, Diabetic Foot Care Center, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Department of Endocrinology, PLA Strategic Support Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100101, China.
Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2022 Nov;53(6):945-948. doi: 10.12182/20221160501.
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.
在中国，糖尿病足溃疡的年发病率高达8.1%，给糖尿病患者、家庭和社会带来了巨大的社会和经济负担。在过去二十年里，中国在糖尿病足溃疡相关工作方面取得了重大进展，中国糖尿病足溃疡患者的大截肢率显著下降，尽管仍远高于欧美发达国家的水平。因此，要进一步提高中国糖尿病足溃疡的诊断和治疗水平，唯一的解决办法是加大创新力度，包括观念、模式和技术创新，以及培养国家级和省级糖尿病足溃疡护理领域的顶尖专家。只有这样，我们才能进一步降低中国糖尿病足溃疡导致的残疾率和死亡率。在此，我们讨论了通过加强创新性研究建立适合中国实际情况的综合糖尿病足预防和控制系统的重要性和必要性。在此基础上，我们还报告了现存问题和未来发展前景。
