The Effect of a Pressure Garment on Post-surgical Drainage and Seroma Formation in Breast Cancer Patients

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 412-415

  Chen, C Y Y ^a,c   Hoe, A L ^b   Wong, C Y ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Post operative drainage; Pressure garment; Seroma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHEDEMA; MAST SUIT; MASTECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WOUND DRAINAGE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; GRAVITY SUITS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE;

EID: 0032152024     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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