LEVENHAGEN, K., DAVIES, C., PERDOMO, M., RYANS, K. & GILCHRIST, L. 2017. Diagnosis of Upper- Quadrant Lymphedema Secondary to Cancer: Clinical Practice Guideline From the Oncology Section of APTA. Rehabil Oncol, 35, E1-E18.K. Levenhagen, C. Davies, M. Perdomo, K. Ryans, and L....
Clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment of breast cancer: 11. Lymphedema CAMJ, 164 (2) (2001), pp. 191-199 View in ScopusGoogle Scholar [32] L. Loudon, J. Petrek Lymphedema in women treated for breast cancer Cancer Pract, 8 (2) (2000), pp. 65-71 View in ScopusGo...
I usually recommend a “try to avoid” approach – use the unaffected arm if possible, but permit blood pressure and blood draw if needed. The old guidelines are so embedded and changing practice and attitudes is difficult. I do not restrict physical activity and recommend that...
Limits Activated: only items with links to full text, Clinical Trial, Editorial, Meta-Analysis, Practice Guideline, Randomized Controlled Trial, Review, Classical Article, Clinical Conference, Clinical Trial, Phase I, Clinical Trial, Phase II, Clinical Trial, Phase III, Clinical Trial, Phase IV,...
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Athletic Trainer (AT/AL), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Nursing Student, Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist As...
Appropriate Utilization of Venous Duplex Ultrasound in Outpatients Based on Clinical Practice Guidelines Forty-seven would have been excluded based on chronic swelling, preoperative screening, a diagnosis of cellulitis, lymphedema, or superficial phlebitis or symptoms isolated to the knee; none of these ...
Clinical Implementation of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosing Upper-Quadrant Lymphedema Secondary to Cancer Background: The Oncology Section of the APTA recently published a clinical practice guideline (CPG) for diagnosing secondary upper-quadrant lymphedema (SUQ... M Perdomo,K Ryans,K Leve...
such as the three-dimensional volume determined by perometry and the ISL stage, and required a considerable amount of time due to the burdensome manual classification process22. Therefore, the technically promising results and lack of evidence supporting its applicability in clinical practice necessitate...
Eapen, in Braddom's Rehabilitation Care: A Clinical Handbook, 2018 Classification of Lymphedema Secondary lymphedema occurs much more commonly than primary lymphedema. It is because of disrupted lymphatic flow resulting from infection, trauma, tumor, obstruction, surgery, or radiation. The most common ...
There are no evidence-based LEF self-care programs conducted in HNC populations in the literature; thus, in clinical settings, self-care regimens may vary widely based on the experience and training of the lymphedema therapist [20]. Indeed, some HNC patients fail to receive adequate training in...