Pressure treatment of breast cancer clinical observation of limb edema.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 Pressure treatment of breast cancer clinical observation of limb edema Study: Liu Yan, Ma Hongli, Wei-Ru, Liu Huarong, Mimi Yeung [Abstract] Objective To observe the air pressure treatment on limb lymphedema after breast cancer treatment. Methods From January 2009 -2010 admitted in January after 34 cases of limb edema in breast cancer treatment for the patient to pressure upper arm and forearm circumference measurements, and compared before and after treatment. Results Before treatment, the upper arm and forearm circumferences were (31.8 + -4.7) cm and (27.3 + -3.8) cm, the pressure measured after 4 weeks of treatment the upper arm and forearm perimeter, respectively (26.1 + -3.5) cm and (24.5 + -2.7) cm. arm circumference difference (limb - Health limbs) before and after treatment were (5.5 + -0.8) cm and (2.2 + -0.6) cm, the difference was significant (P lt;0.05). Conclusion pressure therapy as part of comprehensive treatment of limb lymphedema after breast cancer satisfactory outcome, safety, and worth promoting. [Keywords:] pressure treatment; breast cancer; edema Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancy of women, breast cancer is currently surgery is still the first choice of treatment. All kinds of surgery requires both axillary lymph node dissection, and its purpose is to clear the axillary lymph nodes to determine the staging, prognosis, decision Comprehensive treatment programs [1]. Practice has proved that after axillary lymph node dissection will inevitably occur in different degrees of upper limb and breast (such as breast-conserving time) lymphedema, numbness and other complications [2]. breast cancer after lymphatic affected upper extremity the incidence of edema was 6% to 30% [3], it brings serious physical and psychological impact of the patient’s quality of life. our hospital in January 2009 -2010 in January of breast cancer after the operation 34 cases of limb edema in patient treatment for depressi