Complex decongestion therapy of lymphedema after breast cancer operation
LI Jia
HAN Tao
GE Ya-nan
YANG Xiao-dan
ZHENG Zhen-dong
Abstract：Objective To investigate the clinical effect of complex decongestion therapy(CDT) in treating upper extremity lymphedema after breast cancer operation.Methods A retrospective study was performed on 32 patients with lymphedema after breast cancer operation who were admitted from January 2016 to December 2016.Patients were randomly divided into the control group and the CDT group,with 16 cases ineach group.From the second day after diagnosis of lymphedema,the patients in both groups began to receive the treatment,respectively.Patients in the control group received the partial functional exercises;the others in the CDT group received the CDT treatment combined with functional exercises.The curative effects were compared between the two groups after 3 months.Results There was statistically significant difference between the two groups in the grade of local pain,arm circumference and the grade of edema improved rate(P<0.05).After the treatment,on jaws of death,5 cm above wrist horizontal grain,10 cm under elbow horizontal grain,10 cm above elbow horizontal grain and axillary different diameters,there was statistically significant difference(P<0.05);the difference of diameters of different parts in the CDT group before and after the treatment had statistically significance(P<0.05);5 com above wrist horizontal grain in the control group before and after the treatment had statistically significant difference(P<0.05).No serious adverse reaction occurred in both groups.Conclusion CDT is effective and safe in treatment of upper extremity lymphedema after breast cancer operation.
Keywords：LymphedemaBreast cancerCDT
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 68-71 )