Abstract:

Diabetic foot is one of the long-term and serious complications of diabetes. It is characterized by complex etiology, great difficulty in treatment, rapid development of the disease, and has high disability and mortality. When patients with foot ulcers are not treated in time and effectively, local wound infection is easy to occur. Once myofascia space infection occurs and tension reduction and drainage is not timely, the infection will spread and spread rapidly, causing foot swelling or gangrene, and even systemic infection endangering life. Therefore, this article reviews the debridement drainage methods of the open debridement, vacuum sealing drainage and small incision counterpart drainage technology, elaborates the specific technical points, technical advantages and technical focus of the three debridement and drainage methods for preserving limbs in patients with diabetic foot with myofascial space infection, to provide a reference for diabetic foot multidisciplinary team to formulate a scientific and appropriate treatment plan, in order to promote the early recovery of diabetic foot ulcer patients and ensure the effectiveness of the overall treatment.

Key words: Diabetic foot, Infection, Debridement, Drainage