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ArticleMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2024

Expert-consensus on lymphedema surgeries: candidacy, prehabilitation, and postoperative care.

Justin Sacks, Breanne Riley, David Doubblestein, John P Kirby, Anna Towers, Kathy Weatherly

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Article in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Factors associated with lymphedema therapist willingness to refer to surgery.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Justin SacksDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Breanne RileySSM Health Physical Therapy, Richmond Heights, MO, USA.
David DoubblesteinDepartment of Physical Therapy, A.T. Still University, Mesa, AZ, USA. daviddoubblestein@atsu.edu.
John P KirbyWound Healing Programs, Acute & Critical Care Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Anna TowersLymphedema Support Centre of the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation at the MUHC, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Kathy WeatherlyAlta Medical LLC, 1345 North Jefferson Street, #454, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For over 2 decades, the mainstay of lymphedema treatment has been complete decongestive therapy, however, surgical options are available when conservative treatment is not successful in reducing lymphedema. Standardized pre-surgical and post-surgical guidelines for candidates are not readily available. As part of the 2023 Lymphedema Summit that was sponsored by the American Cancer Society, and the Lymphology Association of North America, an expert consensus workgroup was formed and developed an expert consensus which affirms the importance of pre-surgical guidelines for candidates with lymphedema. The workgroup recommended that guidelines should be tailored to four major end-user groups: (1) patients, (2) referring physicians, (3) allied health professionals, and (4) surgeons.

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LymphedemaPostoperative CarePreoperative CareHumansPatient SelectionPreoperative ExerciseCandidacyLymphedemaPostoperativePrehabilitationSurgery

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