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- Title
Terapia complexa descongestiva no tratamento de linfedema pós-mastectomia.
- Authors
Domingues, Aline Cristina; Alves, Bárbara Cristina; dos Reis Miranda, Vania Cristina; da Silva Navarenho, Priscila Santos; Martinez Teodoro, Elaine Cristina
- Abstract
Introduction: The lymphedema is the most common postoperative complication of breast cancer. Objective: The present study aims to identify the effectiveness of the use of Complex Decongestive Therapy (CDT) in reducing volume and intensive treatment of lymphedema in patients undergoing axillary emptying due to breast cancer. Methods: This was a systematic review, for which Bireme and Pubmed databases were consulted, using scientific articles in Portuguese and English from journals indexed in Medline, Scielo, Lilacs, Register of Controlled Trials (Cochrane Central) databases and Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), all of them published between the years 2004 to 2019. For the construction of this study, we included articles available in full, with a target population consisting of women undergoing the surgical procedure due to breast cancer, with axillary emptying, who presented lymphedema and who included in their treatments a physical therapy protocol of CDT. Also, independently, the methodological quality of the studies selected was evaluated using the JADAD Quality Scale. Results: Currently, the gold standard among the main physiotherapeutic techniques used for the treatment of lymphedema is CDT, which consists of manual lymphatic drainage, skin and nail care, compression bandaging and therapeutic exercises. Conclusion: The CDT is considered the most used and efficient method for volume reduction and intensive treatment of post-mastectomy lymphedema.
- Subjects
LYMPHEDEMA treatment; ONLINE information services; INFORMATION storage &; retrieval systems; MEDICAL databases; PHYSICAL therapy; SYSTEMATIC reviews; SURGICAL complications; TREATMENT effectiveness; MASTECTOMY; MEDLINE; EXERCISE therapy
- Publication
Fisioterapia Brasil, 2021, Vol 22, Issue 2, p272
- ISSN
1518-9740
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33233/fb.v22i2.4323