控制腹疾病的进展和障碍
Mathuram Santosham1, Aruna Chandran, Sean Fitzwater
1Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. msantosh@jhsph.edu
Lancet (London, England)
|July 9, 2010
概括
口服补水溶液是治疗腹的关键进展,未得到充分利用. 在新干预措施的同时,使其使用重新振兴,可以显著减少全球的儿童死亡率.
科学领域:
- 胃肠病学 胃肠病学
- 儿科健康 儿科健康
- 公共卫生干预措施 公共卫生干预措施
背景情况:
- 肠道-葡萄糖运输的发现使口服补水溶液 (ORS) 成为20世纪医学的一项重大进展.
- ORS彻底改变了腹治疗方法,取代了昂贵且难以获得的静脉输液替代.
- 腹仍然是儿童死亡的主要原因,特别是在资源贫困的环境中,由于ORS使用停滞不前.
研究的目的:
- 突出口服补水溶液 (ORS) 对抗儿童腹的持续重要性.
- 强调需要重新振兴全球努力,以减少腹死亡率.
- 倡导将ORS与综合性腹管理的新干预措施相结合.
主要方法:
- 对口服补水溶液的历史影响和当前状况的审查.
- 分析导致ORS使用停滞的因素.
- 确定用于预防和治疗腹的新兴和已建立的干预措施.
主要成果:
- 口服补水溶液是有效的,廉价的,广泛可用但未得到充分利用.
- 腹死亡率一直保持一致,表明需要更新干预策略.
- 新的方法,如改进的ORS配方,补充剂和轮状病毒疫苗提供了更好的预防和治疗.
结论:
- 尽管其已被证明是有效的,但ORS的使用已经停滞不前,导致持续的腹儿童死亡率.
- 为了振兴ORS使用,结合补充剂和轮状病毒疫苗接种方面的进展,共同努力至关重要.
- 实施这些综合策略是一个及时的机会,可以显著减少全球因腹导致的儿童死亡.
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