Women's perceptions of seroma and their drainage following mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 213-219

  Boman, Lena ^a   Lindgren, Anne ^b   Sandelin, Kerstin ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b The Swedish Children's Cancer Foundation   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Drainage; Mastectomy; Nursing; Psychosocial support; Seroma

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCAR FORMATION; SELF CARE; SEROMA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0036897952     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ejon.2002.0186     Document Type: Article

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