Reconciling increasing wound care demands with available resources
Reconciling increasing wound care demands with available resources
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DOI：
10.12968/jowc.2014.23.11.552
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发表时间：
2014-11-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Searle, R.
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作者：
Dowsett, C.;Bielby, A.;Searle, R.
人口和流行病学数据表明，由于人口老龄化和糖尿病等慢性病患病率上升，未来的保健需求将大幅增加。这种现象在大众媒体和政治话语中被称为“医疗保健定时炸弹”。作者试图超越头条新闻和政治修辞，澄清它们在多大程度上反映了可能的未来现实，并特别关注伤口处理。详细和阐明了伤口和当前伤口管理做法对医疗保健系统造成的当今负担，并探讨了伤口流行率增加对当前图景的潜在未来影响。可能的机会，以加强目前的伤口管理实践中确定的分析进行了讨论。
Demographic and epidemiological data suggest that health-care demand will increase considerably in the future as a result of an ageing population and a rise in the prevalence of chronic diseases such as diabetes. This phenomenon has come to be referred to as the 'health care time bomb' in the popular press and political discourse. The authors seek to look beyond the headlines and political rhetoric to clarify the extent to which they reflect the likely future reality with a specific focus on wound management. The present-day burden that wounds and current wound management practices place upon the health-care system are detailed and clarified, and the potential future implications of increasing wound prevalence on the current picture are explored. Possible opportunities to enhance current wound management practice as identified in the analysis are discussed.