These include (I) providing care in a teaching setting with limited resources to a patient population with few other health care alternatives; (2) stereotyping patients, altogether an uncommon act, is possibly easier to do in the VA and has the potential to negatively affect patient care; (3...
In this article, we'll help you learn about the different types and stages of lymphedema and the treatment options for this difficult condition. We'll also offer you advice on prevention strategies and patient teaching.doi:10.1097/00152258-200603000-00005HOLCOMB...
The course will be taught by ACOLS instructors who are CLT certified licensed physical therapists and instructors teaching the Fundamentals of Wound Care for Lymphedema section are also certified in wound care. The course is open to Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT) certified PTs or OTs only....
A cross-sectional, observational cohort trial was conducted from January 2018 to March 2019 at a teaching university hospital/tertiary medical center. The protocol of this study was approved by the University Hospital Institutional Review Board (2018-04-009) and was registered at the Protocol Registr...
Teaching saCDT to women with BCRL is effective in maintaining or improving the benefits of CDT and can be used as a self-care tool in the management of BCRL. Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge Dr. Franca Coppadoro and her team at the Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Milan, It...
We sought to develop a novel pathophysiological evaluation method for early diagnosis of GL using indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography.MethodsThis was a retrospective observational study set in a teaching hospital. Patient characteristics and ICG lymphography findings of 68 lower limb lymphedema patients ...
Teaching the self-application of CPT is effective in maintaining or improving its benefits and can be used as a self-care tool in management [16,17,18]. However, the self-application of properly applied multi-layer short-stretch bandages to the upper limbs is generally considered as problematic...