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ArticlePostepy dermatologii i alergologii2021

Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of the comprehensive antioedema therapy versus multilayer bandaging in lower limbs lymphoedema treatment.

Paulina Kamińska, Marcin Gabriel, Piotr Kostrzębski, Maria Naglak, Karolina Piskorz-Kryk, Alicja Hazy, Maria Kleczewska, Klaudia Majorczyk, Katarzyna Pawlaczyk-Gabriel

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Article in Postepy dermatologii i alergologii, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paulina KamińskaUniversity of Physical Education, Poznan, Poland.
Marcin GabrielDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Angiology and Phlebology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Piotr KostrzębskiOsteoMedical Piotr Kostrzębski, Poznan, Poland.
Maria NaglakUniversity Hospital of Lord's Transfiguration, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Karolina Piskorz-KrykUniversity Hospital of Lord's Transfiguration, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Alicja HazyUniversity Hospital of Lord's Transfiguration, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Maria KleczewskaUniversity Hospital of Lord's Transfiguration, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Klaudia MajorczykUniversity Hospital of Lord's Transfiguration, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Katarzyna Pawlaczyk-GabrielDepartment of Hypertensiology, Angiology, and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Poznan University of Medical Sciences · PLUniversity Hospital of Lord’s Transfiguration · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTreatment of patients with lymphoedema is time-consuming, labour-intensive, and is frequently associated with considerable costs. In Poland, patients with lower limb lymphoedema encounter major problems with access to the comprehensive antioedema therapy. In many cases treatment is limited only to the compression therapy alone or various forms of lymphatic drainage without compression support. This situation makes it difficult to obtain satisfactory treatment results.

aimTo compare the effects of lower limb lymphoedema treatment by means of the multilayer compression therapy alone and the comprehensive antioedema therapy. MATERIAL AND

methodsThirty-four women aged 50-80 years with stage 2 primary lymphoedema of the lower limbs were treated. The therapy was carried out at the Daily Rehabilitation Centre of the Palium Hospice in Poznan. The patients were treated for 2 weeks with the application of the multilayer compression therapy alone (group 1) or the comprehensive antioedema therapy (group 2).

resultsAfter 2 weeks, the volume of treated limbs decreased by 652.9 ±712.2 ml (15.9%) in group 1 and by 523.1 ±448.1 ml (11.2%) in group 2. The range of observed changes was comparable (

conclusionsAlthough the oedema reduction was significant in both groups, no differences in the degree of the reduction were observed, which depends on the application of both therapeutic techniques. In the short-term treatment, no beneficial effect of the manual lymphatic drainage on the increase of the volume reduction of lower limbs affected by lymphoedema was observed.

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comprehensive antioedema therapycompression therapymanual lymphatic drainagemultilayer compression therapy

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