Efficacy of manual lymphatic drainage and intermittent pneumatic compression pump use in the treatment of lymphedema after mastectomy: a randomized controlled trial

UZKESER H., KARATAY S., ERDEMCİ B., Koc M., ŞENEL K.

BREAST CANCER, cilt.22, sa.3, ss.300-307, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12282-013-0481-3
  • Dergi Adı: BREAST CANCER
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.300-307
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Lymphedema, Intermittent pneumatic compression, Manual lymphatic drainage, Measurement methods
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study has two aims. The first was to investigate the efficacy and contribution of an intermittent pneumatic compression pump in the management of lymphedema, and the second was to evaluate the correlation of our measurement methods.