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- Title
Upper Extremity Subcutaneous Lymphatic Drainage "Lymphocentesis" for Symptom Relief in End-Stage Breast Cancer.
- Authors
Liao, Pamela; Rossini, Kathleen; Sauls, Roberts
- Abstract
Lymphedema is a challenging condition that occurs as a complication to many life-limiting medical conditions. It has a number of associated symptoms including pain, functional impairments, and emotional distress. Majority of treatment interventions have been studied and applied outside of the palliative care context. Subcutaneous drainage is a technique that has been used in some case reports for the lower extremity and sacrum with good results. This report describes an adapted technique of subcutaneous drainage for treating upper extremity lymphedema in the palliative setting.
- Subjects
BREAST tumor diagnosis; LYMPHEDEMA treatment; LYMPHEDEMA; ARM; BREAST tumors; EDEMA; EPIDERMAL growth factor; BONE fractures; ILIUM; METASTASIS; PALLIATIVE treatment; RADIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; HYPODERMOCLYSIS; MEDICAL drainage; DISEASE complications; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 2019, Vol 36, Issue 2, p111
- ISSN
1049-9091
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1049909118792179