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ArticleMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2024

Essential components of the maintenance phase of complex decongestive therapy.

Margaret L McNeely, Mona M Al Onazi, Mike Bond, Andrea Brennan, Heather Ferguson, Deborah A Gross, Fedor Lurie, Linda Menzies, Steven Norton, Yuanlu Sun and 1 more

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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 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Margaret L McNeelyDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, 2-50 Corbett Hall, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G4, Canada. mmcneely@ualberta.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4376-4847
Mona M Al OnaziDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, 2-50 Corbett Hall, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G4, Canada.
Mike BondUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Andrea BrennanCasley-Smith International, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Heather FergusonLymphedema Advocacy Group, Charlotte, NC, USA.
Deborah A GrossLymphedema Association of North America, St Louis, MO, USA.
Fedor LurieUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Linda MenziesMenzies ProCare, Morden, MB, Canada.
Steven NortonNorton School of Lymphatic Therapy, Jameburg, NJ, USA.
Yuanlu SunCollege of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Alaina NewellSelect Medical, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Complex decongestive therapy is the current gold standard for non-surgical clinical lymphedema management and consists of manual therapy, compression exercise, skincare, and education. Complex decongestive therapy involves an intensive volume reduction phase (Phase I) followed by a maintenance phase (Phase II). The aim of the maintenance phase is to promote life-long control of lymphedema through use of self-management strategies and the provision of ongoing reduction therapies as needed. Compression therapies are the mainstay of lymphedema self-management. Poor adherence to self-management practices has been associated with increased volume and progression of lymphedema to more advanced stages, supporting the importance of education and regular monitoring to promote adherence to the Phase II maintenance recommendations. In this editorial, we provide consensus recommendations on the essential components of the maintenance phase, including education, skin care practices, managing infection/cellulitis, compression therapies, health and weight management, exercise, and ongoing follow-up care.

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LymphedemaCompression BandagesExercise TherapyHumansPatient Education as TopicSkin CareCancerCompression therapiesExerciseHealthy life styleLymphedema

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PMID39417935

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